Policy Tracker
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
MD · Legislation · 2026 · SB141
Record updated May 12, 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 publicly communicate correct information; prohibiting a person from knowingly or with reckless disregard creating, using, or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc.
Timeline
2026-05-12
S
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444
2026-04-14
S
Passed Enrolled
2026-04-13
S
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-13
S
Senate Requests House Recede
2026-04-13
S
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Watson and Gallion)
2026-04-13
H
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-13
H
Senate Requests House Recede
2026-04-13
H
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Watson and Gallion)
Bill Text
PDF Filing