Policy Tracker
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
MD · Legislation · 2026 · HB145
Record updated Apr 10, 2026
Summary
Requiring and authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communicate accurate information to the public; and prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information.
Timeline
2026-04-10
H
Third Reading Passed (95-36)
2026-04-10
S
Referred Rules
2026-04-09
H
Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-04-09
H
Favorable with Amendments {503523/1 Adopted
2026-04-09
H
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
2026-04-09
H
Floor Amendment {213325/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (39-90)
2026-04-09
H
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-01-16
H
Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
Bill Text
Pending
Bill Text is not available yet for this record.