MD HB 711

enacted

Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did MD HB 711 pass?

Yes. MD HB 711 has been enacted into law as of 2026-05-31. Latest recorded action (2026-05-31): Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 874

What is MD HB 711 about?

MD HB 711 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)”.

Who sponsors MD HB 711?

Wolek, Solomon, Charkoudian are the primary sponsors of MD HB 711.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-31 — Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 874
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-02
First Reading Economic Matters
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Motion Special Order until 03/20 (Delegate Hornberger) Adopted
2026-03-20
Floor Amendment {
2026-03-20
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-21
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-23
Referred Finance
referral-committee
2026-04-10
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-10
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-10
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-13
Returned Passed
2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 874
became-law

Versions

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Documents

Votes

FLA Del. Hornberger /173029/1
2026-03-07 · fail · 35-94
Member-level votes (141)
- Adams: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Howard: yes
- Miller: yes
- Rose: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Baker: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- McComas: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Speaker: no
- Cullison: no
- Jones, D.: no
- Qi: no
- Taveras: no
- Acevero: no
- Davis: no
- Kaiser: no
- Queen: no
- Taylor: no
- Addison: no
- Ebersole: no
- Kaufman: no
- Roberson: no
- Terrasa: no
- Allen: no
- Edelson: no
- Kerr: no
- Roberts: no
- Toles: no
- Alston: no
- Embry: no
- Korman: no
- Rogers: no
- Turner: no
- Amprey: no
- Fair: no
- Lehman: no
- Rosenberg: no
- Valderrama: no
- Bagnall: no
- Feldmark: no
- Lewis: no
- Ross: no
- Vogel: no
- Barnes: no
- Fennell: no
- Long, J.: no
- Ruff: no
- Watson: no
- Bartlett: no
- Foley: no
- Lopez: no
- Ruth: no
- Wells: no
- Behler: no
- Forbes: no
- Martinez: no
- Schindler: no
- Wilkins: no
- Bhandari: no
- Fraser-Hidalgo: no
- McCaskill: no
- Shetty: no
- Williams: no
- Boyce: no
- Guyton: no
- Mireku-North: no
- Simmons: no
- Wims: no
- Cardin: no
- Guzzone: no
- Moon: no
- Simpson: no
- Wolek: no
- Chang: no
- Harrison: no
- Moreno: no
- Smith: no
- Woods: no
- Charkoudian: no
- Healey: no
- Odom: no
- Solomon: no
- Woorman: no
- Clippinger: no
- Hill: no
- Palakovich Carr: no
- Spiegel: no
- Wu: no
- Coley: no
- Holmes: no
- Patterson: no
- Stein: no
- Young: no
- Conaway: no
- Ivey: no
- Phillips: no
- Stewart: no
- Ziegler: no
- Crutchfield: no
- Johnson, A.: no
- Pruski: no
- Stinnett: no
- Arentz: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Johnson, S.: not voting
- White Holland: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Sample-Hughes: not voting
- Chisholm: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Metzgar: absent
- Pasteur: absent
On Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 94-35
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Davis: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Allen: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Korman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Toles: yes
- Alston: yes
- Embry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Turner: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Ross: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Foley: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Watson: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Forbes: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wells: yes
- Behler: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Moon: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Williams: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Odom: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wims: yes
- Chang: yes
- Healey: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hill: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Woods: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Coley: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stein: yes
- Wu: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Young: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Qi: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Adams: no
- Ciliberti: no
- Hutchinson: no
- Miller: no
- Rose: no
- Anderson: no
- Fisher: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Sample-Hughes: no
- Arentz: no
- Ghrist: no
- Kipke: no
- Morgan, T.: no
- Stonko: no
- Arikan: no
- Grammer: no
- Long, R.: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Szeliga: no
- Beauchamp: no
- Griffith: no
- Mangione: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Tomlinson: no
- Buckel: no
- Hartman: no
- McComas: no
- Pippy: no
- Valentine: no
- Chisholm: no
- Howard: no
- Metzgar: no
- Reilly: no
- Wivell: no
- Addison: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Hornberger: not voting
- Johnson, S.: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Baker: absent
- Fair: absent
- Hinebaugh: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Long, J.: absent
- Crosby: absent
On Third Reading
2026-03-27 · pass · 28-8
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Feldman: yes
- James: yes
- McCray: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Attar: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Kagan: yes
- McKay: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Harris: yes
- King: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Benson: yes
- Henson: yes
- Lam: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Watson: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Charles: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Love: yes
- Bailey: no
- Corderman: no
- Gallion: no
- Salling: no
- West: no
- Carozza: no
- Folden: no
- Hershey: no
- Beidle: not voting
- Hayes: not voting
- Jennings: not voting
- Mautz: not voting
- Ready: not voting
- Ellis: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- Kramer: not voting
- Muse: not voting
- Washington, A.: not voting
- Gile: not voting

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 504

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0711?ys=2026RS

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