SB 504

Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a certain controller from knowingly selling the personal data of a consumer to a certain governmental unit that has engaged in or supported civil immigration enforcement under certain circumstances; requiring a custodian of a public record to take reasonable steps to determine whether a public record is being accessed for purposes of enforcing immigration law; requiring an entity that operates a certain message switching system to take certain actions regarding system access; etc.

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Testimony (117)

MGA witness list

FAV 104FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Oral
FAV	Venzke, Cody	American Civil Liberties Union	Oral
FAV	Muller, Franca	Baltimore Teachers Union	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kamita Gray, Karyn Sonu or	Brandywine \| TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)	Position only
FAV	Sharp, Birgit	CANDLE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Manuel, Anne	CCAN Action Fund volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mascioli, William	CCAN Volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bayrd, Michael	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Position only
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	DiPietro, Barbara	Health Care for the Homeless	Oral
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Estes, Alexandra	Indivisible MoCoWoMen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rice, Craig	Manna Food Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	douglass, sharlimar	Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wenger, Katie	Maryland Just Power Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolf, Stephanie	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lemle, Paul	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Laura	Montgomery County Counseling Center	Position only
FAV	Harper, Shelby	Montgomery County, Maryland Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy-Keddell, Karen	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansour, Erinn Camp	Patapsco Friends Meeting	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tortoriello, Nicole	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margorin, Alexandra	SEIU 32BJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanaugh, Jean	Self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robson, Letitia	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Silver Spring Justice Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schrock, Ydelka	Together We Will Harford County Indivisible	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Oral
FAV	Caldiero, Jim	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Amador-Hernandez, Ninfalobbyist	We Are CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gonzalez, Earvin	We Are CASA	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Julie	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allison, Laura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Asaagtong, Austen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Asaahtong, Austen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Aurelius, Fern	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beck, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blalock, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Juliet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coe, Marcia	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

American Civil Liberties UnionFAV 1

Baltimore Teachers UnionFAV 1

Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)FAV 1

CANDLEFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 2

CCAN Action Fund volunteerFAV 1

CCAN VolunteerFAV 1

CDIAFWA 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCAFAV 1

Delegate SolomonFAV 1

Doctors For Camp ClosureFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 2

Indivisible MoCoWoMenFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Manna Food CenterFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)FAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Maryland Just Power AllianceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueINFO 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationINFO 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Counseling CenterFAV 1

Montgomery County, Maryland Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Patapsco Friends MeetingFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

SEIU 32BJFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

selfFAV 1

SelfFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore ChapterFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Silver Spring Justice CoalitionFAV 1

State Privacy & Security CoalitionUNF 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

Together We Will Harford County IndivisibleFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

We Are CASAFAV 2

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVAmador-Hernandez, NinfaWe Are CASARegistered for: CASA Inc.; CASA de Maryland, Inc.

UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered 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

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