---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program"
description: "Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 801"
citation: "Maryland SB 801 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hester", "Jennings"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afdf136a-c5d7-4fab-a2f5-5696deb1f347"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0801?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "4bbb539631ec6e89b756bbcc9f799a12e9453d97588c052e9e0feb53f93a49ad"
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 801 (2023) — Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_578_sb0801e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0801e.pdf)
3. **First - Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0801f.pdf)
4. **Third - Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0801t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hester — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Health and Government Operations Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
- **2023-04-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 578 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afdf136a-c5d7-4fab-a2f5-5696deb1f347`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).