Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
Requiring 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 correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard, creating, using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-10 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-04-10 | Latest Action | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (95-35) |