---
type: "Bill"
title: "Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements"
description: "Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 718"
citation: "Maryland HB 718 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stewart"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94b8e3f8-1cc1-4ef2-96c7-a64bfae8ce1e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0718?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "e533634da8b8a7bf220f5024a339e27600bed44bc37a65d9c2d63b457e312179"
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 HB 718 (2026) — Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_438_hb0718t.pdf)
2. **First - Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0718f.pdf)
3. **Third - Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0718t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **132–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stewart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-20** Hearing canceled
- **2026-02-20** Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-16** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-06** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Muse) Adopted
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 438 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94b8e3f8-1cc1-4ef2-96c7-a64bfae8ce1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).