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Criminal Law - Distribution of Students' Personal Information - Prohibition

Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (District 30)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from distributing personal identifying information or images of a student enrolled in an institution of secondary education or an institution of postsecondary education with intent or knowledge that the information will be used to harm the student or with reckless disregard for the risk the information will be used to harm the student; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to imprisonment of up to 1 year or a fine of up to $5,000 or both.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilt, LauraFrederick Co State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVTarsel, EmilyHealth Choice Maryland.orgWritten (PDF)
FAVShehadeh, ImanHoward County for a Free PalestineOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFudge, Shelley CohenJewish Voice for Peace - DC MetroOral
FAVMitchell, EllieMaryland Out of School Time NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVLeposa, BradleyMaryland School Psychologists' AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVAhmed, RaaheelaPrince George's 4 PalestineWritten (PDF)
FAVHenson, ShanekaSenateWritten (PDF)
FAVDaoud, NoorcrumblOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAbdu, IkramIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBurns, MelissaIndividualPosition only
FAVChaudry, ZainabIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
FAVHussain, DuaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMORSE, NICOLEIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Henson, Senator HensonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSimonds, WilliamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSyuardi, KimberlyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTurner-Siewert, RachelIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFDavid, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKingman, AndrewStaqte Privacy & Security CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FWABattaglia, RachelIndividualOral
FWABattaglia, RachelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWABurns, BrookeIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
INFOPower, MattMaryland Independent College and University AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

INFOO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference