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HB 1250

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: May 15, 2026.

Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-1250
Session 2026
Status introduced
Committee Economic Matters
House of Delegates introduced 2026-05-15
Insurance / Consumer Protection Privacy / Data / Technology
Summary

Regulating the manner in which a developer designs and creates and an operator makes available to users in the State a chatbot, including establishing safety and privacy protections for users; establishing, an enhanced protection for users who are minors under the age of 13 years; requiring the display of certain warnings when using a chatbot; establishing that a chatbot is considered a product for certain product liability actions; applying certain provisions of the Act to governmental units; etc.

Sponsor
Delegate Qi
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-12 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-12 Status introduced
2026-05-15 Latest Action In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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