HB1239 — Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch in the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center; requiring the Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Center, to take certain action in response to an attack on the State's critical infrastructure; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to allow the owner or operator of critical infrastructure to become a member of the Maryland Information Sharing and Analysis Center and provide cybersecurity reporting standards to the owner or operator.
Bill Text
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Read HB1239 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser · Primary
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lily Qi · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Courtney Watson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lily Qi Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Courtney Watson Democrat
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 124 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1239 do?
- Establishing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch in the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center; requiring the Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Center, to take certain action in response to an attack on the State's critical infrastructure; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to allow the owner or operator of critical infrastructure to become a member of the Maryland Information Sharing and Analysis Center and provide cybersecurity reporting standards to the owner or operator.
- Who sponsors HB1239?
- HB1239 is sponsored by Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), and Delegate Courtney Watson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1239?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB1239?
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