Legislation - HB0711

Title: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Charkoudian, Solomon, and Wolek
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

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.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0504

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/03/2026 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {113120/1 Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 03/20 (Delegate Hornberger) Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Floor Amendment {173029/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (35-94) Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (94-35) Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)
House	2/03/2026	2/03/2026	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2026	3/19/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/19/2026	3/06/2026	Favorable with Amendments {113120/1 Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2026	3/06/2026	Motion Special Order until 03/20 (Delegate Hornberger) Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Floor Amendment {173029/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (35-94)	44AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Third Reading Passed (94-35)	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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