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SB 564 — Maryland

State Government - Office of the Attorney General - Data Protection

Establishing the Division of Data Protection within the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and bring civil actions related to violations; establishing the Maryland Data Privacy Implementation and Innovation Workgroup to study Maryland's consumer data privacy framework and evaluate implementation issues; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2027.

Latest action: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations · Apr 8, 2026

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Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Finance (Senate); Rules and Executive Nominations (House of Delegates)

Updated Apr 13, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Finance

    Feb 4, 2026 · Senate

  2. Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 4, 2026 · Senate

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    Apr 6, 2026 · Senate

  4. Favorable with Amendments {

    Apr 7, 2026 · Senate

  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    Apr 7, 2026 · Senate

  6. Third Reading Passed

    Apr 8, 2026 · Senate

  7. Referred Rules and Executive Nominations

    Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Dawn Gile, Sara Love, Pam Beidle, Katie Hester, Clarence Lam

Senate vote — 43–0

On Third Reading · Mar 19, 2026 · result: pass

43 yea · 0 nay · 4 absent, excused, abstain or not voting

Brian FeldmanDistrict 15YeaKatie HesterDistrict 9YeaKaren YoungDistrict 3YeaBryan SimonaireDistrict 31YeaMalcolm AugustineDistrict 47YeaBill FoldenDistrict 4YeaShelly HettlemanDistrict 11YeaSara LoveDistrict 16YeaWill SmithDistrict 20YeaJack BaileyDistrict 29YeaJason GallionDistrict 35YeaCarl JacksonDistrict 8YeaJohnny MautzDistrict 37YeaCharles SydnorDistrict 44YeaPam BeidleDistrict 32YeaDawn GileDistrict 33YeaMary-Dulany JamesDistrict 34YeaCory McCrayDistrict 45YeaAlonzo WashingtonDistrict 22YeaJoanne BensonDistrict 24YeaGuy GuzzoneDistrict 13YeaJ.B. JenningsDistrict 7YeaMike McKayDistrict 1YeaMary WashingtonDistrict 43YeaBen BrooksDistrict 10YeaKevin HarrisDistrict 27YeaCheryl KaganDistrict 17YeaAnthony MuseDistrict 26YeaRon WatsonDistrict 23YeaMary Beth CarozzaDistrict 38YeaAntonio HayesDistrict 40YeaNancy KingDistrict 39YeaJustin ReadyDistrict 5YeaChris WestDistrict 42YeaNick CharlesDistrict 25YeaShaneka HensonDistrict 30YeaBen KramerDistrict 19YeaJohnny SallingDistrict 6YeaCraig ZuckerDistrict 14YeaPaul CordermanDistrict 2YeaSteve HersheyDistrict 36YeaClarence LamDistrict 12YeaArthur EllisDistrict 28Not votingJim RosapepeDistrict 21Not votingJeff WaldstreicherDistrict 18Not votingDalya AttarDistrict 41Absent
Mr. Presidentas recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Official record — Maryland General Assembly roll call

How we know this

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Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Bill text (Third reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

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