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1998 Regular Session bill information current as of December 28, 1998 - 7:32 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 523

CHAPTER NUMBER: 482
File Code: Agencies, Offices, and Officials

Sponsored By:
Delegate Petzold (Maryland Digital Signature Task Force) and Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, Heller, Barve, Frank, Goldwater, and Walkup

Entitled:
Maryland Digital Signature Pilot Program

Synopsis:

Establishing a digital signature pilot program in the State government; providing for participation in the program; providing that the Act applies only to communications within or between specified agencies or between specified agencies and governmental entities; authorizing specified agencies to establish methods and procedures to allow for the use of digital signatures in specified communications; requiring the Secretary of State to adopt specified regulations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Economic Matters
2/6
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (131-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/12
Signed by the Governor Chapter 482
Senate Action
3/9
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/11
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
COMPUTERS
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SECRETARY OF STATE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government
( 8-504 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 063178/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 1998   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 804113/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1998   at: 10:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 1998: Third Reading Passed (131-0)
April 4, 1998: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
Senate
April 6, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)


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