Registered lobbyist
Khara Boender
Data Center Coalition · 203-918-6491 · on file 2023 to 2026
Clients on file
2
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$4,519
all years on file
Bills testified on
19
3 for · 16 against · 2 info
Got their outcome
74%
14 of 19 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 120 Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency | UNFPDF | Data Center Coalition | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | UNFPDF | Data Center Coalition | Did not advance |
| HB 940 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | UNFPDF | Data Center Coalition | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 900 Electricity - Data Centers - Rate Schedule and Requirements | UNFPDF | Data Center Coalition | Did not advance |
| HB 949 Calvert County - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Qualified Data Centers | FAVPDF | Data Center Coalition | Did not advance |
| HB 1035 Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) | FWAPDF | Data Center Coalition | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 53 Task Force to Study E-Commerce Monopolies in the State (E-Commerce Antimonopoly Study of 2024) | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| HB 333 Election Law - Election Disinformation and Improper Influence Related to Voting | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Enacted |
| HB 567 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Enacted |
| HB 567 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Enacted |
| HB 772 Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1119 Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment | INFOPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1372 Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| SB 541 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Enacted |
| SB 541 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 33 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data Privacy | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| HB 807 Consumer Protection - Online and Biometric Data Privacy | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| HB 901 Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Children's Data | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| SB 169 Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Data Privacy | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
| SB 698 Consumer Protection - Online and Biometric Data Privacy | UNFPDF | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1086 Maryland Tax Credit Evaluation Act – Alterations | INFOPDF | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Enacted |