# Maryland SB 0294: Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations

Maryland SB 0294, Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian J. Feldman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0294
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628
- Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence -see also- Biometrics, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Committees and Commissions, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Ethics, Federal Government, Fraud -see also- Forgery, Governor, Industry and Technology, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Nonprofit Organizations, Privacy, State Universities and Colleges, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Threats, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (227 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Watson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (135-0) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {893321/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {753820/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_628_sb0294e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0294e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0294t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0294f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_628_sb0294e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0294e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0294t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0294f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0294-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).