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Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

MD · Legislation · 2026 · SB141

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Introduced

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.

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