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Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

MD · Legislation · 2026 · HB145

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Introduced

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.

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