# Maryland SB 0085: Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund - Uses

Maryland SB 0085, Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund - Uses, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0085
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund - Uses
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Information Technology - Generally, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; etc., Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Information Technology, Information Technology, Department of, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Sunset, Telecommunications
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Yearly report on technology fund spending: mixed, low. The law requires a yearly report on the Information Technology Investment Fund. The Secretary of Information Technology must send it to the General Assembly on or before January 15 each year. The report lists how much money went to each program and shows discretionary allocations. This reporting ap…
- Technology fund backs state networks and radios: mixed, low. The law lets the Secretary of Information Technology use the Information Technology Investment Fund to support the State telecommunication and computer network and the Maryland First public-safety radio system. The Secretary may also fund state-owned communication sites and telecom equipment tied t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments {413928/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-09-26: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_436_sb0085t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0085t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0085f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_436_sb0085t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0085t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0085f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0085-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).