Legislation

Title: Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
Sponsored by: Senators Kramer, Hester, and West
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Attorney General's Review Letter

Synopsis

Requiring a covered entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment on or before April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; authorizing certain monitoring practices to allow a child's parent or guardian to monitor the child's online activity or location without providing an obvious signal to the child; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0603

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0844 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/25/2024 Legislative Date 1/25/2024 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/25/2024 Legislative Date 1/25/2024 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/25/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {443727/1 Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/25/2024 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Corderman) Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {443727/1 Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/05/2024 Action Referred Economic Matters Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2024 Legislative Date 3/20/2024 Action Hearing 3/28 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 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 4/03/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/20/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {913221/1 Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/20/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action Floor Amendment {583624/1 (Delegate Solomon) Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/09/2024 Legislative Date 5/09/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/25/2024	1/25/2024	First Reading Finance
Senate	1/25/2024	1/25/2024	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/07/2024	3/07/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/08/2024	2/25/2024	Favorable with Amendments {443727/1	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/08/2024	2/25/2024	Motion Laid Over (Senator Corderman) Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2024	2/26/2024	Favorable with Amendments {443727/1 Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2024	2/26/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
Senate	3/14/2024	3/01/2024	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2024	3/05/2024	Referred Economic Matters	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2024	3/20/2024	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2024	4/03/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	4/03/2024	3/20/2024	Favorable with Amendments {913221/1 Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2024	3/20/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/23/2024	Floor Amendment {583624/1 (Delegate Solomon) Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/23/2024	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	Senate Concurs House Amendments	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
Post Passage	5/09/2024	5/09/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
			Text - Chapter - Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)

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