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SB 989

Maryland - Session 2026

Senate in_committee 2026-04-10
Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice
Bill Details

Title: Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act)

Summary

Prohibiting certain conduct relating to child exploitation material; establishing a civil action for a certain violation of the Act; authorizing the Attorney General to enforce certain provisions of the Act; defining "computer-generated image" in certain provisions relating to crimes involving child pornography to include an image created through the use of artificial intelligence software; and increasing from 16 to 18 the requisite age of a child considered to be a victim of certain child pornography crimes.

Sponsor
Senator Henson
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status in_committee
2026-02-18 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Latest Action In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
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