Policy Tracker
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
MD · Legislation · 2026 · SB8
Record updated Mar 26, 2026
Summary
Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.
Timeline
2026-03-26
H
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-20
H
Referred Judiciary
2026-03-19
S
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2026-03-18
S
Favorable with Amendments {493123/1 Adopted
2026-03-18
S
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-16
S
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2026-01-14
S
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2026-01-13
S
Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Text
Pending
Bill Text is not available yet for this record.