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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *hb0376* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | HOUSE BILL 376 | |
| 12 | - | P1, S2 (5lr1418) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Health and Government Operations/Education, Energy, and the Environment — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | |
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 18 | - | ||
| 19 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 20 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 21 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 22 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 23 | - | ||
| 24 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approv al this | |
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | _______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 27 | - | ||
| 28 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 29 | - | Speaker. | |
| 11 | + | P1, S2 5lr1418 | |
| 12 | + | CF SB 294 | |
| 13 | + | By: Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | |
| 14 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2025 | |
| 15 | + | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations | |
| 16 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | + | Read second time: February 22, 2025 | |
| 30 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 20 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 32 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 22 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 34 | 23 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Maryland Cybersecurity Council – Membership – Alterations 2 | |
| 36 | 25 | ||
| 37 | 26 | FOR the purpose of altering the membership, selection of the membership, and chair of the 3 | |
| 38 | - | Maryland Cybersecurity Council; selection of the membership and chair of the 4 | |
| 39 | - | Maryland Cybersecurity Council; requiring the Council, working with certain 5 | |
| 40 | - | entities, to assess and address cybersecurity threats and associated risks from 6 | |
| 41 | - | artificial intelligence and quantum computing; and generally relating to the 7 | |
| 42 | - | Maryland Cybersecurity Council membership. 8 | |
| 27 | + | Maryland Cybersecurity Council; and generally relating to Maryland Cybersecurity 4 | |
| 28 | + | Council membership. 5 | |
| 43 | 29 | ||
| 44 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9 | |
| 45 | - | Article – State Government 10 | |
| 46 | - | Section 9–2901(b) 11 | |
| 47 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 48 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 | |
| 49 | - | 2 HOUSE BILL 376 | |
| 50 | - | ||
| 51 | - | ||
| 52 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1 | |
| 53 | - | Article – State Government 2 | |
| 54 | - | Section 9–2901(c) and (f), (f), and (j) 3 | |
| 55 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 56 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5 | |
| 57 | - | ||
| 58 | - | BY repealing 6 | |
| 30 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6 | |
| 59 | 31 | Article – State Government 7 | |
| 60 | - | Section 9–2901( | |
| 32 | + | Section 9–2901(b) 8 | |
| 61 | 33 | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 62 | 34 | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10 | |
| 63 | 35 | ||
| 64 | - | BY | |
| 36 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 | |
| 65 | 37 | Article – State Government 12 | |
| 66 | - | Section 9–2901( | |
| 38 | + | Section 9–2901(c) and (f) 13 | |
| 67 | 39 | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 68 | 40 | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 69 | 41 | ||
| 70 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 | |
| 71 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 | |
| 42 | + | BY repealing 16 | |
| 43 | + | Article – State Government 17 | |
| 44 | + | Section 9–2901(g) 18 | |
| 45 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 46 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 | |
| 72 | 47 | ||
| 73 | - | ||
| 48 | + | BY adding to 21 2 HOUSE BILL 376 | |
| 74 | 49 | ||
| 75 | - | 9–2901. 19 | |
| 76 | 50 | ||
| 77 | - | (b) There is a Maryland Cybersecurity Council. 20 | |
| 51 | + | Article – State Government 1 | |
| 52 | + | Section 9–2901(g) 2 | |
| 53 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 3 | |
| 54 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 4 | |
| 78 | 55 | ||
| 79 | - | (c) The Council consists of the following members: 21 | |
| 56 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5 | |
| 57 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6 | |
| 80 | 58 | ||
| 81 | - | ||
| 59 | + | Article – State Government 7 | |
| 82 | 60 | ||
| 83 | - | ||
| 61 | + | 9–2901. 8 | |
| 84 | 62 | ||
| 85 | - | ( | |
| 63 | + | (b) There is a Maryland Cybersecurity Council. 9 | |
| 86 | 64 | ||
| 87 | - | ( | |
| 65 | + | (c) The Council consists of the following members: 10 | |
| 88 | 66 | ||
| 89 | - | ( | |
| 67 | + | (1) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 11 | |
| 90 | 68 | ||
| 91 | - | (6) the State Administrator of Elections, or the State Administrator’s 27 | |
| 92 | - | designee; 28 | |
| 69 | + | (2) the Secretary of Information Technology, or the Secretary’s designee; 12 | |
| 93 | 70 | ||
| 94 | - | (7) the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, 29 | |
| 95 | - | or the Executive Director’s designee; 30 | |
| 71 | + | (3) the Secretary of State Police, or the Secretary’s designee; 13 | |
| 96 | 72 | ||
| 97 | - | (8) the Director of the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, or the 31 | |
| 98 | - | Director’s designee; 32 HOUSE BILL 376 3 | |
| 73 | + | (4) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; 14 | |
| 74 | + | ||
| 75 | + | (5) the Adjutant General, or the Adjutant General’s designee; 15 | |
| 76 | + | ||
| 77 | + | (6) the State Administrator of Elections, or the State Administrator’s 16 | |
| 78 | + | designee; 17 | |
| 79 | + | ||
| 80 | + | (7) the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, 18 | |
| 81 | + | or the Executive Director’s designee; 19 | |
| 82 | + | ||
| 83 | + | (8) the Director of the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, or the 20 | |
| 84 | + | Director’s designee; 21 | |
| 85 | + | ||
| 86 | + | (9) the Secretary of Emergency Management, or the Secretary’s designee; 22 | |
| 87 | + | ||
| 88 | + | (10) the Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Technology Development 23 | |
| 89 | + | Corporation, or the Chief Executive Officer’s designee; 24 | |
| 90 | + | ||
| 91 | + | (11) the Chair of the Tech Council of Maryland, or the Chair’s designee; 25 | |
| 92 | + | ||
| 93 | + | (12) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CYBERSECURITY 26 | |
| 94 | + | ASSOCIATION, INC., OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 27 | |
| 95 | + | ||
| 96 | + | (12) (13) the President of the Fort Meade Alliance, or the President’s 28 | |
| 97 | + | designee; 29 HOUSE BILL 376 3 | |
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | 99 | ||
| 101 | 100 | ||
| 102 | - | (9) the Secretary of Emergency Management, or the Secretary’s designee; 1 | |
| 101 | + | (13) (14) the President of the Army Alliance, or the President’s designee; 1 | |
| 102 | + | and 2 | |
| 103 | 103 | ||
| 104 | - | ( | |
| 105 | - | ||
| 104 | + | (14) (15) the following members appointed by the [Attorney General] 3 | |
| 105 | + | GOVERNOR: 4 | |
| 106 | 106 | ||
| 107 | - | ( | |
| 108 | - | ||
| 107 | + | (i) five representatives of cybersecurity companies located in the 5 | |
| 108 | + | State, with at least three representing cybersecurity companies with 50 or fewer employees; 6 | |
| 109 | 109 | ||
| 110 | - | ( | |
| 111 | - | ||
| 110 | + | (ii) four representatives from statewide or regional business 7 | |
| 111 | + | associations; 8 | |
| 112 | 112 | ||
| 113 | - | ( | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 113 | + | (iii) up to ten representatives from institutions of higher education 9 | |
| 114 | + | located in the State; 10 | |
| 115 | 115 | ||
| 116 | - | (12) (13) the President of the Fort Meade Alliance, or the President’s 10 | |
| 117 | - | designee; 11 | |
| 116 | + | (iv) one representative of a crime victims organization; 11 | |
| 118 | 117 | ||
| 119 | - | (13) (14) the President of the Army Alliance, or the President’s designee; 12 | |
| 120 | - | and 13 | |
| 118 | + | (v) four representatives from industries that may be susceptible to 12 | |
| 119 | + | attacks on cybersecurity, including at least one representative of a bank, whether or not 13 | |
| 120 | + | State–chartered, that has a branch in the State; 14 | |
| 121 | 121 | ||
| 122 | - | ( | |
| 123 | - | ||
| 122 | + | (vi) two representatives of organizations that have expertise in 15 | |
| 123 | + | electronic health care records; and 16 | |
| 124 | 124 | ||
| 125 | - | (i) five FOUR representatives of cybersecurity companies located in 16 | |
| 126 | - | the State, with at least three representing cybersecurity companies with 50 or fewer 17 | |
| 127 | - | employees, DESIGNATED BY THE CYBERSECURITY ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND; 18 | |
| 125 | + | (vii) any other stakeholder that the [Attorney General] GOVERNOR 17 | |
| 126 | + | determines appropriate. 18 | |
| 128 | 127 | ||
| 129 | - | ( | |
| 130 | - | ||
| 128 | + | (f) The [Attorney General] GOVERNOR also shall invite, as appropriate, the 19 | |
| 129 | + | following representatives of federal agencies to serve on the Council: 20 | |
| 131 | 130 | ||
| 132 | - | (16) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MARYLAND CHAMBER OF 21 | |
| 133 | - | COMMERCE, OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S DESIGNEE; 22 | |
| 131 | + | (1) the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director’s designee; 21 | |
| 134 | 132 | ||
| 135 | - | (17) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CYBERSECURITY 23 | |
| 136 | - | ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 24 | |
| 133 | + | (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary’s designee; 22 | |
| 137 | 134 | ||
| 138 | - | (iii) (18) up to ten NINE representatives from institutions of higher 25 | |
| 139 | - | education located in the State WITH EXPERTISE IN CY BERSECURITY, WITH AT LEAST 26 | |
| 140 | - | FOUR REPRESENTATIVES WITH EXPERTISE IN AR TIFICIAL INTELLIGENC E AND 27 | |
| 141 | - | QUANTUM COMPUTING , INCLUDING: 28 | |
| 135 | + | (3) the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, or the 23 | |
| 136 | + | Director’s designee; 24 | |
| 142 | 137 | ||
| 143 | - | (I) THE PRESIDENT, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE, OF: 29 | |
| 138 | + | (4) the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or 25 | |
| 139 | + | the Director’s designee; and 26 | |
| 144 | 140 | ||
| 145 | - | 1. BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY; 30 4 HOUSE BILL 376 | |
| 141 | + | (5) any other federal agency that the Attorney General determines 27 | |
| 142 | + | appropriate. 28 | |
| 143 | + | ||
| 144 | + | [(g) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee, shall chair the 29 | |
| 145 | + | Council.] 30 4 HOUSE BILL 376 | |
| 146 | 146 | ||
| 147 | 147 | ||
| 148 | 148 | ||
| 149 | - | 2. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; 1 | |
| 149 | + | (G) BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND EVERY 2 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE 1 | |
| 150 | + | COUNCIL SHALL ELECT A CHAIR FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 2 | |
| 150 | 151 | ||
| 151 | - | 3. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY; 2 | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 153 | - | 4. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE 3 | |
| 154 | - | CAMPUS; 4 | |
| 155 | - | ||
| 156 | - | 5. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE 5 | |
| 157 | - | COUNTY; AND 6 | |
| 158 | - | ||
| 159 | - | 6. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK 7 | |
| 160 | - | CAMPUS; 8 | |
| 161 | - | ||
| 162 | - | (II) THE DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL 9 | |
| 163 | - | CAMPUS SCHOOL OF CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , OR THE 10 | |
| 164 | - | DEAN’S DESIGNEE; AND 11 | |
| 165 | - | ||
| 166 | - | (III) TWO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES DESI GNATED BY THE 12 | |
| 167 | - | CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND; 13 | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 169 | - | (iv) one representative of a crime victims organization; 14 | |
| 170 | - | ||
| 171 | - | (v) four representatives from industries that may be susceptible to 15 | |
| 172 | - | attacks on cybersecurity, including at least one representative of a bank, whether or not 16 | |
| 173 | - | State–chartered, that has a branch in the State; 17 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | (vi) two representatives of organizations that have expertise in 18 | |
| 176 | - | electronic health care records; and 19 | |
| 177 | - | ||
| 178 | - | (19) THE DIRECTOR OF CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND, OR THE 20 | |
| 179 | - | DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 21 | |
| 180 | - | ||
| 181 | - | (20) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC ACTION MARYLAND, 22 | |
| 182 | - | OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 23 | |
| 183 | - | ||
| 184 | - | (21) ONE BANK CHIEF INFOR MATION SECURITY OFFI CER, DESIGNATED 24 | |
| 185 | - | BY THE MARYLAND BANKERS ASSOCIATION; 25 | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 187 | - | (22) ONE HOSPITAL CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, 26 | |
| 188 | - | DESIGNATED BY THE MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; 27 | |
| 189 | - | ||
| 190 | - | (23) ONE WATER SYSTEMS CH IEF INFORMATION SECU RITY OFFICER 28 | |
| 191 | - | WHO WORKS FOR A WATE R SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE STATE, DESIGNATED BY THE 29 | |
| 192 | - | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES; 30 HOUSE BILL 376 5 | |
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | ||
| 195 | - | ||
| 196 | - | (24) ONE ELECTRIC COMPANY CHIEF INFORMATION SE CURITY OFFICER 1 | |
| 197 | - | WHO WORKS IN THE STATE FOR AN ELECTRIC COMPANY SERVING CUST OMERS IN THE 2 | |
| 198 | - | STATE, DESIGNATED BY THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE; 3 | |
| 199 | - | ||
| 200 | - | (25) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ELECTRONIC PRIVACY 4 | |
| 201 | - | INFORMATION CENTER, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 5 | |
| 202 | - | ||
| 203 | - | (26) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY 6 | |
| 204 | - | AND TECHNOLOGY , OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 7 | |
| 205 | - | ||
| 206 | - | (27) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE TECHNOLOGY 8 | |
| 207 | - | ADVANCEMENT CENTER, OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S DESIGNEE; 9 | |
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | (28) THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR GOVERNANCE OF 10 | |
| 210 | - | TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS, OR THE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; AND 11 | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | (vii) (29) any other stakeholder that the [Attorney General] 12 | |
| 213 | - | GOVERNOR CHAIR determines appropriate. 13 | |
| 214 | - | ||
| 215 | - | (f) The [Attorney General] GOVERNOR CHAIR also shall invite, as appropriate, 14 | |
| 216 | - | the following representatives of federal agencies to serve on the Council: 15 | |
| 217 | - | ||
| 218 | - | (1) the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director’s designee; 16 | |
| 219 | - | ||
| 220 | - | (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary’s designee; 17 | |
| 221 | - | ||
| 222 | - | (3) the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, or the 18 | |
| 223 | - | Director’s designee; 19 | |
| 224 | - | ||
| 225 | - | (4) THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND 20 | |
| 226 | - | TECHNOLOGY , OR THE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 21 | |
| 227 | - | ||
| 228 | - | (5) the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or 22 | |
| 229 | - | the Director’s designee; and 23 | |
| 230 | - | ||
| 231 | - | (5) (6) any other federal agency that the Attorney General CHAIR 24 | |
| 232 | - | determines appropriate. 25 | |
| 233 | - | ||
| 234 | - | [(g) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee, shall chair the 26 | |
| 235 | - | Council.] 27 | |
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | (G) (1) BEGINNING SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 28 | |
| 238 | - | BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND EVERY 2 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE COUNCIL 29 6 HOUSE BILL 376 | |
| 239 | - | ||
| 240 | - | ||
| 241 | - | SHALL ELECT A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FROM AMONG THE MEMBE RS OF THE 1 | |
| 242 | - | COUNCIL. 2 | |
| 243 | - | ||
| 244 | - | (2) ONE SHALL BE A STATE EMPLOYEE AND ON E SHALL BE A 3 | |
| 245 | - | NON–STATE EMPLOYEE . 4 | |
| 246 | - | ||
| 247 | - | (j) The Council shall work with the National Institute of Standards and 5 | |
| 248 | - | Technology and other federal agencies, private sector businesses, NONPROFITS, and private 6 | |
| 249 | - | cybersecurity experts to ASSESS AND ADDRESS C YBERSECURITY THREATS AND 7 | |
| 250 | - | ASSOCIATED RISKS FRO M ARTIFICIAL INTELLI GENCE AND QUANTUM CO MPUTING TO: 8 | |
| 251 | - | ||
| 252 | - | (1) for critical infrastructure [not covered by federal law or the Executive 9 | |
| 253 | - | Order], review and conduct risk assessments to determine which local infrastructure sectors 10 | |
| 254 | - | are at the greatest risk of cyber attacks and need the most enhanced cybersecurity measures; 11 | |
| 255 | - | ||
| 256 | - | (2) use federal guidance to identify categories of critical infrastructure as 12 | |
| 257 | - | critical cyber infrastructure if cyber damage or unauthorized cyber access to the 13 | |
| 258 | - | infrastructure could reasonably result in catastrophic consequences, including: 14 | |
| 259 | - | ||
| 260 | - | (i) interruption in the provision of energy, water, transportation, 15 | |
| 261 | - | emergency services, food, or other life–sustaining services sufficient to cause a mass casualty 16 | |
| 262 | - | event or mass evacuations; 17 | |
| 263 | - | ||
| 264 | - | (ii) catastrophic economic damage; or 18 | |
| 265 | - | ||
| 266 | - | (iii) severe degradation of State or national security; 19 | |
| 267 | - | ||
| 268 | - | (3) assist infrastructure entities that are not covered by the Executive Order 20 | |
| 269 | - | in complying with federal cybersecurity guidance; 21 | |
| 270 | - | ||
| 271 | - | (4) assist private sector cybersecurity businesses in adopting, adapting, and 22 | |
| 272 | - | implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity framework 23 | |
| 273 | - | of standards and practices; 24 | |
| 274 | - | ||
| 275 | - | (5) examine inconsistencies between State and federal laws regarding 25 | |
| 276 | - | cybersecurity; 26 | |
| 277 | - | ||
| 278 | - | (6) recommend a comprehensive State strategic plan to ensure a coordinated 27 | |
| 279 | - | and adaptable response to and recovery from cybersecurity attacks; [and] 28 | |
| 280 | - | ||
| 281 | - | (7) ADDRESS SENSITIVE PR IVACY INTERESTS OF STATE RESIDENTS 29 | |
| 282 | - | RELATED TO CYBERSECU RITY AND ASSOCIATED RISKS; 30 | |
| 283 | - | ||
| 284 | - | (8) ADDRESS EMERGING THR EATS POSED BY ARTIFI CIAL 31 | |
| 285 | - | INTELLIGENCE , INCLUDING: 32 | |
| 286 | - | HOUSE BILL 376 7 | |
| 287 | - | ||
| 288 | - | ||
| 289 | - | (I) ADVERSARIAL ARTIFICI AL INTELLIGENCE ; 1 | |
| 290 | - | ||
| 291 | - | (II) CYBER ATTACKS ; 2 | |
| 292 | - | ||
| 293 | - | (III) DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGIE S; 3 | |
| 294 | - | ||
| 295 | - | (IV) UNETHICAL USE ; AND 4 | |
| 296 | - | ||
| 297 | - | (V) FRAUD; AND 5 | |
| 298 | - | ||
| 299 | - | [(7)] (9) recommend any legislative changes considered necessary by the 6 | |
| 300 | - | Council to address cybersecurity issues. 7 | |
| 301 | - | ||
| 302 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 8 | |
| 303 | - | Assembly that the Maryland Cybersecurity Council reviews and adjusts its subcommittee 9 | |
| 304 | - | structure, if necessary, and implements appropriate bylaws of operation consistent with 10 | |
| 305 | - | State law by December 1, 2025. 11 | |
| 306 | - | ||
| 307 | - | SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12 | |
| 308 | - | October 1, 2025. 13 | |
| 152 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3 | |
| 153 | + | October 1, 2025. 4 | |
| 309 | 154 | ||
| 310 | 155 | ||
| 311 | 156 | ||
| 312 | 157 | ||
| 313 | 158 | Approved: | |
| 314 | 159 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 315 | 160 | Governor. | |
| 316 | 161 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 317 | 162 | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 318 | 163 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 319 | 164 | President of the Senate. |