SB 581 — Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to post on its website the Statewide Information Technology Master Plan within 1 year after the date the Governor is inaugurated in each gubernatorial term; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to notify the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly if the plan is delayed; and requiring the Secretary to provide an annual briefing to the General Assembly on implementation of the plan, changes to the plan, and deployment of the initiatives across State government.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 449
Sponsors (4)
- J.B. Jennings (R, MD-7) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jason C. Gallion (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Johnny Ray Salling (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Stephen S. Hershey (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B. Jennings (R, state_upper MD-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jason C. Gallion (R, state_upper MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Johnny Ray Salling (R, state_upper MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Stephen S. Hershey (R, state_upper MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg