Legislation - HB0264

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.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/01/2025 Legislative Date 10/01/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (128-0) 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 Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 4/09/2026 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/12/2026 Legislative Date 5/12/2026 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/01/2025	10/01/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Third Reading Passed (128-0)	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/25/2026	3/25/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	4/09/2026	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/09/2026	3/21/2026	Favorable Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/21/2026	Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/25/2026	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Returned Passed	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/12/2026	5/12/2026	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435

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