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Prohibiting a person from engaging in certain surveillance-based price setting; making a certain violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and prohibiting an employer from engaging in certain surveillance-based wage setting.

Renaming the Council on Open Data to be the Council for Open Data; altering the membership and member terms of the Council; and increasing the Council's responsibilities by including advising on data initiatives and priorities, and identifying and exploring the means by which partnerships may be developed to connect Maryland data with communities and social service organizations.

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 technology agreements.

Renaming the Council on Open Data to be the Council for Open Data; altering the membership and member terms of the Council; and altering the Council's responsibilities to include advising on data initiatives and priorities, and identifying and exploring ways in which partnerships may be developed and strengthened to connect Maryland data with communities and social service organizations.

Establishing the position and responsibilities of the State Chief Data Officer; establishing the Office of Enterprise Data in the Department of Information Technology and the responsibilities of the Office; and requiring certain units of State government and authorizing certain units of State government to appoint an Agency Data Officer and establishing the responsibilities of Agency Data Officers.

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; etc.

Establishing that certain provisions of law governing information technology plans apply to certain public institutions of higher education; establishing a policy of the State that State and higher education employee e-mail systems and resources are intended to support State business and may not serve as a public forum; requiring certain policies, plans, and standards to include provisions to implement systems that automatically filter spam e-mail from certain email accounts; etc.

Requiring the Department of Information Technology to post on its website the Statewide Information Technology Master Plan 6 months after the Governor is inaugurated in the Governor's first term; and requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to notify the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly if the plan is delayed.

Requiring the Department of Information Technology to post on its website the Statewide Information Technology Master Plan 6 months after the Governor is inaugurated in the Governor's first term; and requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to notify the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly if the plan is delayed.

Authorizing the Public Service Commission to exercise certain oversight of broadband service and voice over Internet protocol service; requiring the Commission to assess the adequacy of certain plans for each Internet service provider; and authorizing the Commission to conduct certain evaluations or audits and require certain remedial action under certain circumstances.

Establishing the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership in the University System of Maryland to provide a single nexus for certain stakeholders in artificial intelligence initiatives to advance artificial intelligence in the State; establishing the Artificial Intelligence Incubation Lab in the University System of Maryland to assist State agencies to accelerate the responsible use of artificial intelligence; altering the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program to include training students in artificial intelligence; etc.

Establishing that certain provisions of law governing information technology plans apply to certain public institutions of higher education; establishing a certain policy of the State relating to State and higher education employee e-mail systems and resources are intended to support State business and may not serve as a public forum; and requiring certain policies, plans, and standards to include certain provisions to implement systems that automatically filter spam email from certain email accounts.

Prohibiting behavioral health care providers from using artificial intelligence to provide behavioral health care to a patient; authorizing a behavioral health care provider to use a system that employs artificial intelligence in performing administrative support tasks under certain circumstances; and requiring a behavioral health care provider to obtain certain informed consent from patients if the provider uses a certain system that employs artificial intelligence under certain circumstances.

Authorizing the Public Service Commission to exercise certain oversight of broadband service and voice over Internet protocol service; requiring the Commission to assess the adequacy of certain plans for each Internet service provider; authorizing the Commission to conduct certain evaluations or audits and require certain remedial action under certain circumstances; and repealing provisions of law prohibiting the Commission from regulating voice over Internet protocol service.

Requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance on artificial intelligence to Local school systems, educators, parents, and student through an online platform; requiring the Department to publish certain guidance for certain groups; requiring the Department to develop strategies to implement certain guidelines and best practices; requiring each county board to designate a coordinator for the use of artificial intelligence in the local school system; etc.

Requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance on artificial intelligence to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform; requiring the Department to develop certain guidelines and best practices; requiring each county board to designate a coordinator for the use of artificial intelligence; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education to study the uses of Artificial Intelligence in each local school system; etc.

Authorizing the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to participate on the project management team for a major information technology development project by working with certain entities on certain tasks; requiring, by July 1, 2026, the Corporation and the Secretary of Information Technology to identify a certain project for which the Corporation will serve as the primary project manager and report the project details to the General Assembly; requiring the Corporation to evaluate the use of alternative financing; etc.

Prohibiting certain individuals from entering into a nondisclosure agreement with a person involved in an economic development activity, including establishing or operating a data center; including public service companies as an instrumentality of the State for the purpose of the Public Information Act; etc.

Prohibiting a person from engaging in surveillance-based price setting to set the price of consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer from using electronic shelving labels to display the prices of consumer goods, and instead requiring the use of nondigital presentations of price; making a certain violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and prohibiting an employer from engaging in surveillance-based wage setting.

Authorizing the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to participate on the project management team for a major information technology development project by working with certain entities on certain tasks; requiring, by July 1, 2026, the Corporation and the Secretary of Information Technology to identify a certain project for which the Corporation will serve as the primary project manager and report the project details to the General Assembly; requiring the Corporation to evaluate the use of alternative financing; etc.