Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: passed_lower. Latest action: April 24, 2026.
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes.
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 communicate accurate information to the public; and prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-25 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-04-24 | Latest Action | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |