Legislation

Title: Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
Sponsored by: Delegates Solomon, Wilson, and Love
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Attorney General's Review Letter

Synopsis

Requiring a certain entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by 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:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0571

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0901 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2024 Legislative Date 1/24/2024 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2024 Legislative Date 1/29/2024 Action Hearing 2/13 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 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 3/13/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 3/02/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {843323/1 Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 3/02/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 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 House Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Motion Reconsider Third Reading Vote (Senator Beidle) Adopted Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Floor Amendment {563425/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Readings Passed with Amendments (46-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action Senate Recede 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 House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/27/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/09/2024 Legislative Date 5/09/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461 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
House	1/24/2024	1/24/2024	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
House	1/29/2024	1/29/2024	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2024	3/13/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/13/2024	3/02/2024	Favorable with Amendments {843323/1 Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2024	3/02/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
House	3/14/2024	3/04/2024	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2024	3/01/2024	Referred Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2024	3/28/2024	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/29/2024	3/14/2024	Favorable Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/29/2024	3/14/2024	Second Reading Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Motion Reconsider Third Reading Vote (Senator Beidle) Adopted	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Floor Amendment {563425/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Readings Passed with Amendments (46-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Requests Senate Recede	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	House Requests Senate Recede	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	Senate Recede	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2024	3/23/2024	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/27/2024	Returned Passed	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/09/2024	5/09/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461
			Text - Chapter - Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)

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