SB 904

Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Privacy Protection and Enforcement Unit within the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General; establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; and imposing a tax on the gross income of certain data brokers for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Fitzgerald, Caitriona	Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peisach, Betsy	Maryland Public Television	Oral
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Oral
FAV	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shea, Marisa	Individual	Oral
UNF	Walter, Brennan	Acxiom, LLC	Oral
UNF	Frazier, Travis	Association of National Advertisers	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stokes, Meganlobbyist	CCIA	Oral
UNF	Taylor, Zachary	CDIA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Varn, Richard	Coalition for Sensible Public Records Access	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Heavey, Leonore	Council on State Taxation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Peters, Deb	Pinnacle Adviser, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Floyd, Brandonlobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FWA	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	De Campos, Eric	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	a, a	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dudzic, Matthew	Office of the Comptroller	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Acxiom, LLCUNF 1

Association of National AdvertisersUNF 1

CCIAUNF 1

CDIAUNF 1

Coalition for Sensible Public Records AccessUNF 1

Council on State TaxationUNF 1

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)FAV 1

Johns HopkinsFWA 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Public TelevisionFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland SenateFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the ComptrollerINFO 1

Pinnacle Adviser, LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFStokes, MeganCCIARegistered for: Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

UNFRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association

UNFWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

UNFdurkin, margaretRegistered for: TechNet

FWAFloyd, BrandonJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins