2026 Regular Session
HB264
Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Limiting the personal information that may be collected, maintained, processed, and retained by units of State government under certain circumstances; requiring certain personal information to be deleted or de-identified under certain circumstances; requiring each unit to post a certain privacy notice on its Internet website and establishing certain requirements for privacy notices and privacy policies; requiring each unit of State government to designate a Privacy Officer; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 21, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
128 yea–0 nay · 7 not voting · 6 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Finance
January 14, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (128-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Pre-filed