---
type: "Bill"
title: "University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations, Degree and Credential Programs, and Center for Cybersecurity"
description: "University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations, Degree and Credential Programs, and Center for Cybersecurity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 943"
citation: "Maryland SB 943 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guzzone"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddc2858f-e564-49dc-a6c2-d36c419daf19"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0943?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "6dba415d7c279f59841879bdf9d0a272818574b3ea5c5dd720af4286206a21fc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 943 (2021) — University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations, Degree and Credential Programs, and Center for Cybersecurity

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations, Degree and Credential Programs, and Center for Cybersecurity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_683_sb0943e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations, Degree and Credential Programs, and Center for Cybersecurity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0943e.pdf)
3. **First - University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations and Degree and Credential Programs - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0943f.pdf)
4. **Third - University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 - Appropriations and Degree and Credential Programs - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0943t.pdf)

## Votes

- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **115–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guzzone — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-12** First Reading Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
- **2021-03-03** Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-20** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 683 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddc2858f-e564-49dc-a6c2-d36c419daf19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).