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SB 601

Maryland Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: June 15, 2026.

Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations.

Bill ID MD-2026-SB-601
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment; Government, Labor, and Elections
Senate enacted 2026-06-15
Education Privacy / Data / Technology
Summary

Requiring each local school system to designate a local point of contact for certain communications, to comply with, and certify compliance with, the State minimum cybersecurity standards, and to conduct a cybersecurity maturity assessment every 2 years; requiring the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology to annually review and, if necessary, update the State minimum cybersecurity standards; requiring the Department to advise local school systems on certain functions; etc.

Sponsor
Senator Hester
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-05 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-06-15 Status enacted
2026-06-15 Latest Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 35
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