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MD HB 264

enacted

Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did MD HB 264 pass?

Yes. MD HB 264 has been enacted into law as of 2026-05-12. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435

What is MD HB 264 about?

MD HB 264 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026”.

Who sponsors MD HB 264?

Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee is the primary sponsor of MD HB 264.

Introduced
2025-10-01
Latest action
2026-05-12 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-01

    Pre-filed

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-28

    Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-20

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-03-21

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  7. 2026-03-23

    Referred Finance

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-25

    Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. 2026-04-09

    Favorable Report by Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-04-09

    Favorable Adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-04-09

    Second Reading Passed

  12. 2026-04-13

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  13. 2026-04-13

    Returned Passed

  14. 2026-05-12

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435

    executive-signature

Versions

  • Chapter - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026Compare
  • Third - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026Compare
  • First - Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-09 · pass · 128-0

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Pippy: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Szeliga: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Kipke: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Long, R.: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Arikan: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Mangione: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Grammer: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Metzgar: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Buckel: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Chisholm: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Nawrocki: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Nkongolo: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Addison: not voting
    • Boafo: not voting
    • Hornberger: not voting
    • Johnson, S.: not voting
    • Wilson: not voting
    • Barnes: not voting
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Baker: absent
    • Fair: absent
    • Hinebaugh: absent
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Long, J.: absent
    • Crosby: absent
  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-25 · pass · 43-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Attar: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • James: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Muse: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Benson: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • King: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • Washington, M.: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • West: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Simonaire: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Ellis: not voting
    • Feldman: not voting
    • Hershey: not voting
    • Mr. President: absent

Related bills

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