SB0632 — State Government - State Elected Officials - Protection of Personal Information
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing the Office of State Elected Officials Information Privacy in the Department of Legislative Services; authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or that the governmental entity or person remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0632 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Chris West · Primary
- Senator Katie Fry Hester · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Kevin M. Harris · Cosponsor
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Chris West Republican
Co-sponsors (6)
- Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Kevin M. Harris Democrat
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0632 do?
- Establishing the Office of State Elected Officials Information Privacy in the Department of Legislative Services; authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or that the governmental entity or person remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0632?
- SB0632 is sponsored by Senator Chris West (Republican), Senator Katie Fry Hester (Democrat), Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), and Senator Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0632?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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