Maryland Senate Bill 571

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a covered entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment on or before April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; authorizing certain monitoring practices to allow a child's parent or guardian to monitor the child's online activity or location without providing an obvious signal to the child; etc.

Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]

Sen. Katie Hester [D]

Sen. Chris West [R]

2024-04-06 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-04-04 - House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-09	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
2024-04-06	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2024-04-06	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2024-04-06	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2024-04-04	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
2024-04-04	House	Floor Amendment {583624/1 (Delegate Solomon) Adopted
2024-04-03	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-03	House	Favorable with Amendments {913221/1 Adopted
2024-04-03	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2024-03-20	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-03-15	House	Referred Economic Matters
2024-03-14	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2024-03-11	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-11	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {443727/1 Adopted
2024-03-08	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Corderman) Adopted
2024-03-08	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {443727/1
2024-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2024-01-25	Senate	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-25	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB603 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461
SB844 (Carry Over) 2023-02-07 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Commercial Law	13	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4605	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4606	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4607	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4608	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4609	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4610	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4611	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Commercial Law	14	4612	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0571?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0571f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0571t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0571e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_460_sb0571e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0571_44372701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0571_91322101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0571_58362401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0571_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0571_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/0557.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/1355.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/1391.pdf