SB 616 — Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-05
Establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; requiring by January 31 each year, a business entity that acted as a data broker during the previous calendar year to submit a certain form to the Comptroller and pay a fee determined by the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to make the information submitted by business entities publicly available on the Office's website; requiring the Comptroller to report certain information to the General Assembly by December 31 annually; etc.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (7)
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — sponsor · 2026-02-05
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Bill Ferguson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
Action timeline (2)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bill Ferguson (D, state_upper MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg