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IntroducedJan 13, 2022
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2022
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data Privacy
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 21, 2022: Referred Finance
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 259
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 35
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Mautz
- Pippy
- Anderton
- Clark
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Fisher, M.
- Kipke
- McKay
- Rose
- Barnes, D.
- Ghrist
- Kittleman
- Metzgar
- Saab
- Beitzel
- Griffith
- Krebs
- Morgan
- Shoemaker
- Boteler
- Hartman
- Long
- Novotny
- Szeliga
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- Mangione
- Otto
- Wivell
NO: 93
- Speaker
- Carr
- Guyton
- Lisanti
- Shetty
- Acevero
- Chang
- Harrison
- Love
- Smith
- Amprey
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Luedtke
- Solomon
- Anderson
- Charles
- Henson
- McIntosh
- Stein
- Arikan
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Moon
- Stewart
- Attar
- Cox
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Terrasa
- Atterbeary
- Crosby
- Howell
- Patterson
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Crutchfield
- Jalisi
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Cullison
- Johnson
- Pendergrass
- Valderrama
- Barve
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Prettyman
- Valentino-Smith
- Belcastro
- Ebersole
- Jones, R.
- Proctor
- Walker
- Bhandari
- Feldmark
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Washington
- Boyce
- Fennell
- Kelly
- Queen
- Watson
- Branch, C.
- Fisher, W.
- Kerr
- Reznik
- Wells
- Branch, T.
- Foley
- Korman
- Rogers
- Williams
- Bridges
- Forbes
- Landis
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lehman
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Cardin
- Gilchrist
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Young, P.
- Carey
- Grammer
- Lierman
YES: 33
- Adams
- Clark
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Reilly
- Anderton
- Fisher, M.
- Kipke
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Kittleman
- Morgan
- Saab
- Beitzel
- Griffith
- Krebs
- Novotny
- Shoemaker
- Boteler
- Hartman
- Long
- Otto
- Szeliga
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Mautz
NO: 94
- Speaker
- Carr
- Guyton
- Lisanti
- Shetty
- Acevero
- Chang
- Harrison
- Love
- Smith
- Amprey
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Luedtke
- Solomon
- Anderson
- Charles
- Henson
- McIntosh
- Stein
- Arikan
- Clippinger
- Hill
- McKay
- Stewart
- Attar
- Cox
- Holmes
- Moon
- Terrasa
- Atterbeary
- Crosby
- Howell
- Palakovich Carr
- Toles
- Barnes, D.
- Crutchfield
- Jalisi
- Patterson
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Cullison
- Johnson
- Pena-Melnyk
- Valderrama
- Barve
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pendergrass
- Valentino-Smith
- Belcastro
- Ebersole
- Jones, R.
- Prettyman
- Walker
- Bhandari
- Feldmark
- Kaiser
- Proctor
- Watson
- Boyce
- Fennell
- Kelly
- Qi
- Wells
- Branch, C.
- Fisher, W.
- Kerr
- Queen
- Wilkins
- Branch, T.
- Foley
- Korman
- Reznik
- Williams
- Bridges
- Forbes
- Landis
- Rogers
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Young, K.
- Cardin
- Gilchrist
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Young, P.
- Carey
- Grammer
- Lierman
- Sample-Hughes
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 100
- Speaker
- Carey
- Harrison
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Acevero
- Carr
- Healey
- Lierman
- Shetty
- Amprey
- Chang
- Henson
- Lisanti
- Smith
- Anderson
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Lopez
- Solomon
- Arikan
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Love
- Stein
- Attar
- Cox
- Hornberger
- Luedtke
- Stewart
- Atterbeary
- Crosby
- Howell
- McIntosh
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Moon
- Toles
- Barnes, B.
- Cullison
- Jalisi
- Palakovich Carr
- Turner
- Barnes, D.
- Davis
- Johnson
- Patterson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Valentino-Smith
- Barve
- Feldmark
- Jones, R.
- Pendergrass
- Walker
- Belcastro
- Fennell
- Kaiser
- Prettyman
- Washington
- Bhandari
- Fisher, W.
- Kelly
- Proctor
- Watson
- Boyce
- Foley
- Kerr
- Qi
- Wells
- Branch, C.
- Forbes
- Kipke
- Queen
- Wilkins
- Branch, T.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Korman
- Reznik
- Williams
- Bridges
- Gilchrist
- Landis
- Rogers
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Grammer
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Young, K.
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Young, P.
NO: 30
Actions
- Mar 21, 2022 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 19, 2022 | House
- Third Reading Passed (100-30)
- Mar 18, 2022 | House
- Floor Amendment {143528/1 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {393823/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (33-94)
- Floor Amendment {623528/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (35-93)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 17, 2022 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {453726/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
- Jan 19, 2022 | House
- Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 13, 2022 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Identifiers PrivacyPDF
- Amendments {453726/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {143528/1 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {393823/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (33-94) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {623528/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (35-93) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Data PrivacyPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Kasemeyer, Pam
- ECM Oral Testimony, FAV -- White, Marceline
- ECM Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fitzgerald, Caitriona (Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC))
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Weintraub, Rachel (Consumer Federation of America)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Voytek, Maddy (MD Chamber of Commerce)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Fisher, Joshua (Alliance for Automotive Innovation)
- ECM Oral Testimony, UNF -- Gilrein, Christopher (TechNet)
- ECM Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wessler, Nathan (ACLU)
- ECM Oral Testimony, FAV -- Abrams, Hanna
- ECM Oral Testimony, FAV -- Burnett, Kristerfer (Baltimore City Council)
- ECM Oral Testimony, FWA -- isberg, pete (ADP)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Love , Sara
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- White, Josh (Perry White Ross & Jacobson)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Hu, Margaret (Penn State Law)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Landry, Jake (IHRSA)
- ECM Oral Testimony, FWA -- King, Robb (Data for Black Lives)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Marks, Daniel
- ECM Oral Testimony, UNF -- Huddleston, Jennifer (Net Choice)
- ECM Oral Testimony, UNF -- Jamali, Drake (Security Industry Association)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Van Seventer, Anton (DLA Piper, LLP)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- McDonough, Caitlin (Harris Jones & Malone)