2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB977: Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting a certain person in possession of certain data, information, and records from sharing or otherwise making the data, information, and records available under certain circumstances; altering certain provisions of law to require a law enforcement agency or a unit of State or local government to deny access to certain databases, facilities, or buildings by certain individuals seeking access for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law, under certain circumstances; etc.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments {733928/1
Senate
3/17/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate
3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments {733928/1 Adopted
Senate
3/17/2025
Floor Amendment {583527/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (18-28)
Senate
3/17/2025
Floor Amendment {193428/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (19-26)
Senate
3/17/2025
Floor Amendment {353422/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (20-24)
Senate
3/17/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-14)
Senate
3/18/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 733928/1

Favorable with Amendments 733928/1

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 583527/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (18-28)

Floor Amendment 583527/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (18-28)

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 193428/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (19-26)

Floor Amendment 193428/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (19-26)

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 353422/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (20-24)

Floor Amendment 353422/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (20-24)

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment 583527/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
3/17/2025
18
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 193428/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected
3/17/2025
19
Yea
26
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 353422/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected
3/17/2025
20
Yea
24
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
33
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/17/2025145.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025110.0 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB