Organization on the record
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Bills
28
25 for · 3 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
26%
7 of 27 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 895 Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | FWAPDF | Williams, Kara | Enacted |
| HB 952 Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation | UNFPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| HB 1220 Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry | FAVPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| HB 1250 Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots | FAVPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| SB 387 Food Retailers and Third-Party Food Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | FWAPDF | Tobin-Miyaji, Mayu | Did not advance |
| SB 616 Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry | FAVPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| SB 827 Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots | FAVPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 956 Consumer Protection - Workgroup on Artificial Intelligence Implementation | UNFPDF | Williams, Kara | Enacted |
| HB 1089 Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| HB 1331 Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence | FWAPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| HB 1365 Commercial Law - Online Data Privacy - Limits on Data Collection | UNFPDF | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| HB 1431 State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) | FAVPDF | Scott, Jeramie | Did not advance |
| SB 381 Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections | FAVPDF | Scott, Jeramie | Enacted |
| SB 904 Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| SB 936 Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements | FWA | Williams, Kara | Did not advance |
| SB 977 Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 567 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Enacted |
| HB 1001 Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections | FAVPDF | Wiener, Jake | Did not advance |
| HB 1001 Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections | FAVPDF | Wiener, Jake | Did not advance |
| SB 541 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 33 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data Privacy | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| HB 807 Consumer Protection - Online and Biometric Data Privacy | INFOPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| SB 169 Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Data Privacy | FWAPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 259 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data Privacy | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| SB 639 Consumer Protection – Security Questions and Measures | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| SB 712 Consumer Protection – Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver’s Licenses – Prohibition | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 218 Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Identifiers and Biometric Information Privacy | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Withdrawn |
| SB 16 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Identifiers and Biometric Information Privacy | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Did not advance |
| SB 185 Financial Institutions - Security Questions and Measures | FAVPDF | Fitzgerald, Caitriona | Enacted |