SB0085 • 2026

Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund - Uses

Budget Technology

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Information Technology )
Last action: 2026-05-12
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The specific types of information technology agreements that can be supported by the fund are not clearly defined in the provided official source material.

Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund Uses

This law allows money in the Information Technology Investment Fund to support state-owned communication sites, facilities, and telecommunications equipment related to certain information technology agreements, and requires the Secretary of Information Technology to report annually on how funds were allocated.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Information Technology Investment Fund to be used at the discretion of the Secretary of Information Technology for supporting state-owned communication sites, facilities, and telecommunications equipment in connection with certain information technology agreements.
Requires the Secretary to submit a yearly report by January 15 detailing how funds were allocated to different programs.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Information Technology
State agencies and departments using state-owned communication sites, facilities, and equipment

Terms To Know

Information Technology Investment Fund: A fund used to support technology-related projects in the state.
Secretary of Information Technology: The person responsible for managing and overseeing information technology within a state government.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify how much money will be allocated to each program.
It is unclear what specific types of information technology agreements the fund can support beyond those mentioned in the summary.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

413928/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 413928/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 85 (First Reading File Bill) On page 2, after line 17, insert: “(3) (I) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15 EACH YEAR , THE SECRETARY SHALL SUBMI T A REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, SPECIFYING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID INTO THE FUND THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO EACH PR OGRAM DESCRIBED IN P ARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 85 (First Reading File Bill) On page 2, after line 17, insert: “(3) (I) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15 EACH YEAR , THE SECRETARY SHALL SUBMI T A REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, SPECIFYING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID INTO THE FUND THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO EACH PR OGRAM DESCRIBED IN P ARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.
(II) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE HOW FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED AT THE SECRETARY’S DISCRETION UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION.”; and in line 19, after the period insert “ It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2031, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.”.
SB0085/413928/1 BY: Budget and Taxation Committee

Bill History

2026-05-12 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436
2026-04-10 House
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-04-01 House
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2026-03-27 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-26 House
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-25 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-16 Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-03-07 House
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-03-03 Senate
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2026-02-28 Senate
Favorable with Amendments { 413928/1 Adopted
2026-02-28 Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-01-15 Senate
Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
2026-01-14 Senate
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2025-09-26 Senate
Pre-filed
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Official Summary Text

Authorizing the Information Technology Investment Fund, at the discretion of the Secretary of Information Technology, to be used to support State-owned communication sites, communication facilities, and telecommunications equipment used in connection with certain information technology agreements; requiring, by January 15 each year, the Secretary to submit a report to the General Assembly specifying the amount of money paid into the Fund that was allocated to certain programs and how the funds were allocated; etc.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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SENATE BILL 85
S1 6lr0265
(PRE–FILED) CF HB 266
By: Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request – Departmental –
Information Technology)
Requested: September 26, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 28, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment 2
Fund – Uses 3

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Information Technology Investment Fund, at the 4
discretion of the Secretary of Information Technology, to be used for certain purposes 5
in connection with certain information technology agreements; and generally related 6
to the Information Technology Investment Fund. 7

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – State Finance and Procurement 9
Section 3.5–309(a) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
Section 3.5–309(l) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 17

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19

2 SENATE BILL 85

Article – State Finance and Procurement 1

3.5–309. 2

(a) There is an Information Technology Investment Fund. 3

(l) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section an d in accordance with 4
paragraph (2) of this subsection, money paid into the Fund under subsection (e)(2) of this 5
section: 6

(I) shall be used to support: 7

[(i)] 1. the State telecommunication and computer network 8
established under § 3.5 –404 of this tit le, including program development for these 9
activities; and 10

[(ii)] 2. the Statewide Public Safety Interoperability Radio 11
System, also known as Maryland First (first responder interoperable radio system team), 12
under Title 1, Subtitle 5 of the Public Safety Article; AND 13

(II) AT THE SECRETARY’S DISCRETION , MAY BE USED TO 14
SUPPORT STATE–OWNED COMMUNICATION SITES, COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, 15
AND TELECOMMUNICATIO NS EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH 16
INFORMATION TECHNOLO GY AGREEMENTS ENTERE D INTO UNDER § 3.5–307 OF 17
THIS SUBTITLE, INCLUDING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. 18

(2) The Secretary may determine the portion of the money paid into the 19
Fund that shall be allocated to each program described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 20

(3) (I) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15 EACH YEAR, THE SECRETARY 21
SHALL SUBMIT A REPOR T TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 22
2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, SPECIFYING THE AMOUN T OF 23
MONEY PAID INTO THE FUND THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO EACH PROGRAM DESCRIBED 24
IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 25

(II) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL 26
INCLUDE HOW FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED AT THE SECRETARY’S DISCRETION UNDER 27
PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 28

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2031, 30
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated an d 31
of no further force and effect. 32