---
type: "Bill"
title: "Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses"
description: "Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 266"
citation: "Maryland HB 266 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-26"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd3dbb88-caf6-4a63-bb25-b4d342471cb7"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0266?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "76429b0e8c32f860f1c1a3ef68e98caa6f8cbf4b24d102ccce895b21668c11bd"
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 266 (2026) — Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_437_hb0266e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0266e.pdf)
3. **First - Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0266f.pdf)
4. **Third - Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0266t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **125–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-26** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-09** Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd3dbb88-caf6-4a63-bb25-b4d342471cb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).