HB 952

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: June 20, 2026.

Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-952

Session 2026

Status passed_lower

Committee Economic Matters; Finance

House of Delegates passed_lower 2026-06-20

Insurance / Consumer Protection

Summary

Requiring certain operators of companion chatbots to establish, maintain, and publish certain protocols and provide certain information to users of the companion chatbot; requiring operators to establish enhanced measures for minor users of companion chatbots; limiting the amount and type of data an operator may collect; requiring an operator to establish and maintain a complaint system; requiring the Office of Suicide Prevention to annually publish certain data compiled from operators; etc.

Sponsor

Delegate Buckel

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-05	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-09	Status	passed_lower
2026-06-20	Latest Action	In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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