# Maryland SB 0200: State Government - Council for Open Data - Membership and Responsibilities Maryland SB 0200, State Government - Council for Open Data - Membership and Responsibilities, 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 105) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0200-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0200 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: State Government - Council for Open Data - Membership and Responsibilities - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-09-26 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 105 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Information Technology - Generally, Community Development, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Names, Open Government, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Reports, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (166 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clear definition of government data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, "data" means final statistical or factual information that government creates or keeps in digital or map form. Draft versions used only for internal analysis are not "data" under this law. This tells agencies what must be treated as open data. - More data outreach and yearly report: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Council must advise on data priorities and build partnerships with communities and social-service groups. Each year by January 10, it reports its past-year work and any bill ideas to the Governor and General Assembly. - Smaller Open Data Council with new leaders: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland renames the body the Council for Open Data and sets it at 11 members. The State Chief Data Officer serves as Chair. Two members are legislators. Three local appointees must each come from three defined county groups. Five members come from the private, university, u… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 122 | 11 | 5 | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 105 - 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (122-11) (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-27: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with Amendments {953728/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-09-26: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_105_sb0200t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0200t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0200f.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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_105_sb0200t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0200t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0200f.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-SB0200-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).