On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law Senate Bill 541 (the “Maryland Online Data Privacy Act”) making Maryland the eighteenth state to adopt comprehensive data privacy legislation in the United States (“US State Data Privacy Laws”).
The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act will take effect on October 1, 2025. The Maryland Office of the Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division) will have exclusive enforcement authority, and there is no private right of action available under this act.
