Policy Tracker
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
MD · Legislation · 2026 · SB141
Record updated Mar 24, 2026
Summary
Requiring 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 correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard, creating, using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc.
Timeline
2026-03-24
H
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-13
H
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-02-12
S
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2026-02-10
S
Floor Amendment {253621/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
2026-02-10
S
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-05
S
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Hester) Adopted
2026-02-05
S
Motion Special Order until 2/10 (Senator Hester) Adopted
2026-02-03
S
Favorable with Amendments {103824/1 Adopted
Bill Text
Pending
Bill Text is not available yet for this record.