H.B. 8

VETOES

11-203.

This subtitle does not make illegal the activity of;

(12) A political subdivision of the State in furnishing services or
commodities; [or]

(13) A hospital, as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article, in
the course of a merger or consolidation or the joint ownership and operation of major
medical equipment, to the extent that the activity is approved by the Health
Resources Planning Commission under § 19-123 of the Health - General Article; OR

(14) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND PERSONS IN THE COURSE OF THE
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OR
ARE TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER FOR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES OR PERSONS TO BECOME YEAR 2000-READY, AS DEFINED IN TITLE 21 OF
THIS ARTICLE.

TITLE 21. MARYLAND YEAR 2000 COMMERCE PROTECTION ACT.

21-101.

(A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B) "DATE DATA" MEANS DATA THAT CONTAINS DATES OR THAT CONTAINS
BOTH DATES AND TIMES.

"GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" MEANS THE STATE, A COUNTY, OR A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OR ANY UNIT OF THE STATE, A COUNTY, OR A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION.

(C) "COMPLIANCE PLAN" MEANS A WRITTEN PLAN TO INVENTORY, ASSESS,
OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM CRITICAL SUPPLIERS. TEST, SCHEDULE REPAIRS,
REMEDIATE, AND PROVIDE A CONTINGENCY PLAN OF ACTION RELATING TO; Y2K
DATE DATA PROBLEMS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS.

(D) "CRITICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR PRODUCT" MEANS AN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR PRODUCT THE FAILURE OF WHICH MAY
RESULT IN AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR
SAFETY.

(D) (E) "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR PRODUCT" INCLUDES ANY
SOFTWARE, FIRMWARE, MICROCODE, HARDWARE, EMBEDDED CHIPS, OR OTHER
SYSTEM OR PRODUCT, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE ITEMS, THAT CREATES,
READS, WRITES, CALCULATES, COMPARES, SEQUENCES, OR OTHERWISE PROCESSES
DATE DATA.

(E) (F) "SOLUTION PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON THAT ACCEPTS
COMPENSATION OR OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATION FROM A GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY OR PERSON TO:

(1) ASSESS WHETHER ANY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY'S OR
PERSON'S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ARE YEAR 2000-READY; OR