HB 908

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: October 16, 2026.

Civil Actions - Failure to Restrict Distribution of Sexual Material Harmful to Minors.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-908
Session 2026
Status introduced
Committee Judiciary
House of Delegates introduced 2026-10-16
Business / Commerce
Summary

Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes certain sexual material harmful to minors on the Internet and that fails to perform certain age verification methods is liable for certain damages under certain circumstances; and prohibiting a commercial entity or third party that performs a certain age verification of an individual from retaining any identifying information of an individual under certain circumstances.

Sponsor
Delegate Schmidt
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-05 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-05 Status introduced
2026-10-16 Latest Action In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
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