State Finance and Procurement - Local Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response Plan and Assessment - Repeal

SB 239 repeals Section 3.5-405 of Maryland’s Annotated Code, which required county governments, local school systems, and local health departments to create or update cybersecurity preparedness plans and complete assessments. The bill removes this duplicative requirement, as stated in the bill’s purpose, and renumbers subsequent sections (3.5-406 and 3.5-407) to 3.5-405 and 3.5-406. This change takes effect July 1, 2025, and directly affects the specified local government entities by eliminating a mandatory planning and assessment obligation. The bill does not create new requirements but streamlines existing law.