---
type: "Bill"
title: "Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy"
description: "Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 866"
citation: "Maryland HB 866 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Qi"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e477d961-4945-42fb-9aaf-6ae83d105cef"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0866?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "6683cfa96e051b3d1cef8102fa0d5035886c648e675c3c109b89b1571555c846"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 866 (2022) — Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_501_hb0866e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0866e.pdf)
3. **First - Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Genetic Information Privacy** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0866f.pdf)
4. **Third - Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0866t.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to reconsider vote — **39–7** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Special Order — **24–20** (pass) · upper
- Suspened Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day — **38–9** (pass) · upper
- On third reading — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Suspend rules — **31–12** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **104–25** (pass) · lower
- Floor Amendment Sydnor /353921/1 — **18–25** (fail) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **106–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Qi — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-07** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-02-11** Hearing canceled
- **2022-02-11** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Sydnor) Adopted
- **2022-04-11** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-04-11** Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kelley) Adopted
- **2022-04-11** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-04-11** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-11** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Feldman) Rejected
- **2022-04-11** Motion Reconsider Vote (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- **2022-04-11** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- **2022-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-05-29** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 501 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e477d961-4945-42fb-9aaf-6ae83d105cef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).