Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (EEE)
- Type
- Body with AI jurisdiction and named seats
- Place
- Maryland, United States — Maryland
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Next check due
- 2026-12-21
Named seats
- Brian J. Feldman — chair, D
Official, up-to-date list of members Verified
Ways to reach them
- Public submission route
Its AI responsibilities
Senate committee of reference for AI in education, state AI governance and technology policy bills.
Current business
SB 720, Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act (Hester, Attar, Brooks, Feldman and others; crossfile HB 1057) — Senate 41-0, House 129-8, APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 26 May 2026 as CHAPTER 634. Also 2026: SB 597, Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership Act (Chapter 633) creating the Maryland AI Partnership in the University System of Maryland, an AI Public Services Fellowship and an AI Incubation Lab; SB 114 (Chapter 434) 3-1-1 systems with AI. Foundation: Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024 (SB 818, Chapter 496) — state AI inventory, Governor's AI Subcabinet, DoIT guardrails.
Status
VERIFIED — Maryland's approach is government-capacity and education focused rather than private-sector risk regulation. A 2026 surveillance-pricing bill targeting AI-driven individualized pricing also moved.
Public route
YES — Maryland runs one of the most structured online witness systems. Create a free MyMGA account, log in, choose 'Witness Signup', find your bill, state your position (Favorable / Unfavorable / Favorable with Amendments), indicate whether you will testify orally or written-only, and upload your testimony as a PDF. HARD DEADLINE: the signup window is open only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE the scheduled hearing. Miss it and you cannot file. Each committee publishes its own witness guidelines.
Agency route
Maryland Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/CPD/default.aspx); Maryland Department of Information Technology and the Governor's AI Subcabinet for state-agency AI; ai.maryland.gov for the state AI program.
Research note
Vice Chair: Cheryl C. Kagan. Chair verified through 2026 session committee testimony documents addressed to 'Chair Brian J. Feldman'. The two-business-day 8am–6pm witness window is the most commonly missed deadline in state AI advocacy.