Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Personnel - Information Technology and Cybersecurity Qualifications - Established (Maryland State IT Hiring Act) [SB-724]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in partnership with the Secretary of Information Technology and the State Chief Information Security Officer, to establish certain minimum qualifications for skilled service and professional service classes of State employees in the information technology and cybersecurity fields; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to revise the standards for position selection plans for certain classifications of State employees in certain fields by January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Economic Development - Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives [SB-739]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering references to the term "clean energy" to be "advanced clean energy" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute; altering certain findings of the General Assembly, the purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the development of clean energy industries in the State, and the purposes, powers, and duties of the Center and Institute to include certain actions supporting clean energy innovation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair [SB-723]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring an original equipment manufacturer to make available, on certain terms, certain materials or updates to an independent repair provider or owner of digital electronic equipment; providing that a violation of certain provisions of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests, Delivery, and Marking [HB-859]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections approved absentee ballot application to require the applicant to provide certain information; repealing a provision of law requiring a local board of elections to provide an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission if requested by a voter; altering a certain provision of law to require a local board to provide an absentee ballot by the Internet only if requested by certain voters, rather than to any voter on request; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Workgroup to Study Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy [HB-804]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials
(Textbook Transparency Act of 2020) [SB-667]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring each constituent institution of higher education in the University System of Maryland to develop a method to clearly and conspicuously show students in the online course catalog which courses use free or low-cost digital materials and may provide access to certain low-cost print materials; and providing that certain free or low-cost digital materials include certain resources and be equally accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 166 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Underground Facilities - Time-Sensitive Ticket [HB-861]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an owner-member whose underground facility provides broadband service to mark the location of the underground facility within 4 hours after a time-sensitive ticket is transferred to the owner-member; and defining "time-sensitive ticket" as a ticket that the person initiating a ticket request identifies as requiring an owner-member to mark its underground facility promptly in order to minimize damage to property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/25/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Security Features for Connected Devices [HB-888]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the manufacturer of a connected device to equip the device with a certain reasonable security feature; providing that a security feature for a connected device is reasonable if the connected device is equipped with a certain means for authentication; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and is subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Money Transmissions [HB-855]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing licensing requirements for certain money transmission locations; requiring an applicant for a license to engage in the business of money transmission to provide the address of each self-service financial kiosk in a certain application and information that satisfies the Commissioner of Financial Regulation that the applicant has created certain policies and procedures; specifying the licensing fee that an applicant for a branch location license is required to pay; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2020
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Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study [HB-784]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Maryland Cybersecurity Council to review certain practices and methods of collection, use, storage, and disclosure of consumers' personally identifiable information and personal information by certain entities; and requiring the Council to submit to the General Assembly by November 1, 2020 a report on its findings and recommendations for providing increased consumer protection regarding online privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/17/2020
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Baltimore County - Board of Education - Retention Policy for Financial Records [HB-755]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to adopt a retention policy for the financial records of the Baltimore County public school system on or before January 1, 2021; and requiring the retention policy to require retention of all financial records for 7 years, the Board to designate a custodian of records, the custodian to certify any records that have been digitally stored for 7 years or more, and all financial records to be backed up in a secure secondary cloud-based location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Motor Scooter and Electric Low Speed Scooter Sharing Companies – Nonvisual Access [SB-607]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing companies include on each motor scooter or electric low speed scooter made available to the public an embossed tactile display with contact information through which an individual who is blind or visually impaired may contact the company; requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed sharing companies provide individuals with disabilities nonvisual access to their websites and mobile applications in a way that is consistent with federal standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 253 on 05/08/2020
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Public Information Act - Revisions [SB-590]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-762]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies to study efforts made to reduce impaired driving in the last 20 years, current initiatives, national best practices, and new technologies to combat impaired driving; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding new State initiatives, public awareness efforts, and improved coordination and to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program [SB-610]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain guidelines or regulations for a grant program for supplemental services and supports for students with disabilities in community colleges; requiring the guidelines adopted to require students to provide documentation from a licensed physician or mental health professional; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2022, that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a general fund appropriation of at least $2,500,000 to the Commission on Higher Education to be used to award grants under the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs And Budget And Taxation on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law) [SB-604]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a medical cannabis patient under the age of 18 years to designate not more than two additional adults to be a caregiver, in addition to the parent or legal guardian; specifying that the definition of "caregiver" does not include designated school personnel; authorizing a qualified patient under the age of 18 years to obtain medical cannabis from certain designated school personnel; exempting certain caregivers and school personnel from certain penalties related to the administration of cannabis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/08/2020
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State Retirement Agency – Monitoring and Recording of Automated Outgoing Telephone Calls – Authorization [HB-753]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the authority of the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt regulations to manage, for training and quality control purposes, the monitoring and recording of incoming telephone conversations to the Member Services division of the State Retirement Agency and to include outgoing telephone conversations initiated by a certain automated virtual hold callback feature of the automated system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition [HB-752]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an individual's identification card or a driver's license to obtain personal information; prohibiting a person from retaining, selling, or transferring any information collected from scanning or swiping an individual's identification card or driver's license; providing that the Act does not prohibit a law enforcement officer from using a scanning device to record, retain, or transmit information if acting within the scope of the officer's official duties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/25/2020
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State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance [SB-575]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain stakeholder advisory group to develop a certain reading and dyslexia handbook; requiring the Department and the advisory stakeholder group to make a completed handbook available to the public by June 1, 2021, and to develop a list of recommended programs and materials that address certain needs; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; requiring the handbook and updates to be published and disseminated in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance [SB-575]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain stakeholder advisory group to develop a certain reading and dyslexia handbook; requiring the Department and the advisory stakeholder group to make a completed handbook available to the public by June 1, 2021, and to develop a list of recommended programs and materials that address certain needs; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; requiring the handbook and updates to be published and disseminated in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020