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Last Update: 10/27/2026 at 6:00 AM EST
State Limits on Government Data Access
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Some state laws restrict government access to personal information, addressing both data held by public agencies and data available for purchase from private companies or brokers.
Montana Senate Bill 282 limits government purchases of sensitive information, such as precise location data and electronic communications, and generally requires a warrant or other specified legal process. Maryland measures restrict certain personal-data disclosures and sales connected to civil immigration enforcement, with defined legal-process exceptions. Together, these approaches illustrate how states use privacy law and procedural safeguards to constrain government access to personal data.
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Important
Montana lawmakers and voters expanded surveillance protections from 2021 through 2025 by requiring warrants and restricting facial recognition, data purchases, and government AI use statewide.
8/14/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Interesting
Maryland HB 711 amends MODPA effective July 1, restricting controller sales of consumer data to civil immigration enforcement agencies from the prior six months.
6/27/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Montana signed Senate Bill 282 in 2020s, restricting government purchases of sensitive data brokers and requiring court warrants or subpoenas for stored device and communications data access.
5/16/2025 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Maryland Governor Wes Moore will not veto two bills taking effect in early June that limit ICE-related local cooperation and federal access to state records.
5/22/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General