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SB 616

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Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilliams, KaraElectronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVCaldiero, JimIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFerrell, ValerieIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFWadsworth, AdamAssociation of National AdvertisersWritten (PDF)
UNFWiggins, GrasonlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
UNFdurkin, margaretlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWASchwartz, MattConsumer ReportsOral
FWAAbrams, HannaIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOMahoney, MaureenCalifornia Privacy Protection AgencyOral
INFOPeterson, BrianFINRAWritten (PDF)
INFOlocklair, caileylobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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