---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)"
description: "Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 754"
citation: "Maryland SB 754 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hershey", "Hester", "Jackson", "Jennings", "Lee", "Rosapepe", "Watson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d799e34-322c-46fd-8de5-dd2d025ba380"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0754?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "409e8b38cdd02b8e0d44fd9a163b44e1b01dc6fac8ac975cbc9d3be9c6a68d07"
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 754 (2022) — Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_241_sb0754e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0754e.pdf)
3. **First - Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0754f.pdf)
4. **Third - Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0754t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) — **105–26** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Emerg) — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hershey — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)
- Lee — primary (person)
- Rosapepe — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-11** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
- **2022-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-09** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11** Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
- **2022-04-11** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2022-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d799e34-322c-46fd-8de5-dd2d025ba380`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).