---
type: "Bill"
title: "Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting"
description: "Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 581"
citation: "Maryland SB 581 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gallion", "Hershey", "Jennings", "Salling"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1ed49d1-881b-4156-832a-cbb3279b150d"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0581?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "3e9550ad57646dc7976a2946ffffca124d714abf76da711d02b7ca5cf4ecbcb4"
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 581 (2026) — Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_449_sb0581e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0581e.pdf)
3. **First - Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0581f.pdf)
4. **Third - Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0581t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **135–0** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gallion — primary (person)
- Hershey — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)
- Salling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Referred Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 449 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1ed49d1-881b-4156-832a-cbb3279b150d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).