# Maryland SB 0056: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization Maryland SB 0056, Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 101) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0056-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0056 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-01 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 101 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Census, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Cybersecurity, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Data Centers, Federal Government, Interstate Affairs, Maryland Longitudinal Data System, Personal Identifying Information, Privacy, Reports, Students, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger privacy rules for student data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, any third‑party data center must meet strict security and privacy rules before getting Maryland data: be FedRAMP‑authorized, use personally identifiable info only for cross‑state matching, use privacy tools like hashing, analyze only de‑identified data, and release only aggr… - Multistate sharing of student and worker data: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center may share individual student and workforce records with a single third‑party data center solely for multistate research and reporting on student outcomes. It may work with no more than one third‑party center at a time. The law rep… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 35 | 2 | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 101 - 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (99-35) (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-25: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-03-16: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-10: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-09: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Substitute Committee Amendment {103724/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee Amendment {183325/1 Withdrawn (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Motion Special Order until 3/5 (Senator Hester) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Senator Hester) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Motion Special Order until 2/27 (Senator Hester) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Favorable with Amendments {183325/1 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-10-01: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Third Reading, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_101_sb0056t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0056t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0056f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_101_sb0056t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0056t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0056f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0056-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).