2026 Regular Session
HB711
Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)
Prohibiting a certain controller from knowingly selling the personal data of a consumer to a certain governmental unit that has engaged in or supported civil immigration enforcement under certain circumstances; requiring a custodian of a public record to take reasonable steps to determine whether a public record is accessed for enforcing immigration law; requiring an entity that operates a certain message switching system to take certain actions regarding system access; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 173029/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected
Failed
35 yea–94 nay · 8 not voting · 4 absent
March 21, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
94 yea–35 nay · 6 not voting · 6 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
28 yea–8 nay · 11 not voting
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Finance
February 2, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
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 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 874
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (28-8) 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 Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (94-35) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Floor Amendment {173029/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (35-94)
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House Motion Special Order until 03/20 (Delegate Hornberger) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {113120/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
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House Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Economic Matters