HB1317 • 2026

State Government - Data-Sharing Agreements and Personal Identifying Information - Prohibition and Reporting (Maryland Data Privacy and Federal Shield Act)

Privacy

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate Ivey
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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State Government - Data-Sharing Agreements and Personal Identifying Information - Prohibition and Reporting (Maryland Data Privacy and Federal Shield Act)

Requiring the Attorney General to submit a certain report on data-sharing agreements between the State or a unit of local government and the federal government; and prohibiting certain individuals or agencies from providing certain information or assisting in the establishment or maintenance of a certain registry under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the Attorney General to submit a certain report on data-sharing agreements between the State or a unit of local government and the federal government; and prohibiting certain individuals or agencies from providing certain information or assisting in the establishment or maintenance of a certain registry under certain circumstances.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-09 House
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-03-02 House
Hearing canceled
2026-02-19 House
Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-12 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - State Government - Data-Sharing Agreements and Personal Identifying Information - Prohibition and Reporting (Maryland Data Privacy and Federal Shield Act)
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Attorney General to submit a certain report on data-sharing agreements between the State or a unit of local government and the federal government; and prohibiting certain individuals or agencies from providing certain information or assisting in the establishment or maintenance of a certain registry under certain circumstances.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1317*

HOUSE BILL 1317
P3 6lr2601

By: Delegate Ivey
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Government – Data–Sharing Agreements and Personal Identifying 2
Information – Prohibition and Reporting 3
(Maryland Data Privacy and Federal Shield Act) 4

FOR the purpose of requiring the Attorney General to submit a certain report on 5
data–sharing agreements between the State or a unit of local government and the 6
federal government; prohibiting certain individuals or agencies from providing 7
certain information or assisting in the establishment or maintenance of a certain 8
registry under certain circumstances; and generally relating to data and information 9
privacy. 10

BY adding to 11
Article – State Government 12
Section 6–112 and 10–1703 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17

Article – State Government 18

6–112. 19

(A) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, AND EACH JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER, 20
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON STATE DATA –SHARING 21
AGREEMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 22
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 23

2 HOUSE BILL 1317

(B) THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 1
SHALL: 2

(1) IDENTIFY ALL CURRENT DATA–SHARING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN 3
THE STATE OR A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; 4

(2) DETERMINE WHETHER TH E DATA –SHARING AGREEMENT IS IN 5
COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT STATE OR FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS; AND 6

(3) IF A DATA–SHARING AGREEMENT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WI TH 7
STATE OR FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS, PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING THE 8
AGREEMENT INTO COMPLIANCE. 9

10–1703. 10

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION” INCLUDES: 11

(1) CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS; 12

(2) RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, BELIEF, OR OPINION; AND 13

(3) BIOMETRIC DATA, AS DEFINED IN § 14–4701 OF THE COMMERCIAL 14
LAW ARTICLE. 15

(B) UNLESS SPECIFICALLY R EQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR 16
COURT ORDER: 17

(1) THE STATE, A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A COUNTY SHERIFF, 18
OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, OR AGENT OF THE STATE OR A UNIT 19
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT PROVIDE PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION 20
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERN MENT, INCLUDING FEDERAL LA W ENFORCEMENT 21
AGENCIES; AND 22

(2) THE STATE OR A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT PROVIDE 23
INFORMATION OR ASSIST IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF A FEDERAL 24
REGISTRY BASED ON: 25

(I) RACE; 26

(II) NATIONAL ORIGIN; OR 27

(III) RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, BELIEF, OR OPINION. 28

HOUSE BILL 1317 3

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
October 1, 2026. 2