Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals
Establishing a rebuttable presumption that a social media platform has made an independent expenditure to a certain candidate if the social media platform knowingly and purposefully alters its algorithm to amplify certain political content for the benefit of the candidate; prohibiting a foreign national from using a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material or artificially amplify political content to users of an online platform for a certain purpose; etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-28 | Latest Action | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1001 | Election Law - Authority at Polling Places - Revisions | passed_lower |
| HB 1003 | Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Election Official Career and Technical Education Pilot Program | introduced |
| HB 101 | Public Broadcasters - Debate for Candidates for Statewide Office - Required Participants | introduced |
| HB 1010 | Election Law - Certification of Election-Supporting Technology - Regulations, Review, and Evaluation | introduced |
| HB 1027 | Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements | introduced |
| HB 1028 | Caroline County Board of Education - Member Compensation - Increase | introduced |
| HB 1049 | Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement | passed_lower |
| HB 1066 | Municipal Elections - Qualified Electronic Transmission Systems - Authorization for Use | introduced |