SB 8

Maryland Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: June 15, 2026.

Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations.

Bill ID MD-2026-SB-8

Session 2026

Status enacted

Committee Judicial Proceedings; Judiciary

Senate enacted 2026-06-15

Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice

Summary

Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.

Sponsor

Senator Hester

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-06-15	Status	enacted
2026-06-15	Latest Action	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 445

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