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Maryland 2026

SB 141

Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-09 10:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Maryland
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Advertising, Civil Actions, Communications, Damages, Deepfakes, Elections, Elections, State Board of, Federal Government, Fines, Fraud, Internet, News Media, Penalties and Sentences, Political Candidates, Radio, Records, Reports, Subpoenas, Television, Voting
Introduced / first action
2025-07-16 00:00:00

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444

    executive-signature

  2. Passed Enrolled

  3. Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. Conference Committee Report {

  5. Third Reading Passed

    passage

  6. Conference Committee Report {

  7. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Fair, Clippinger and Tomlinson)

  8. House Refuses Recede

  9. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Fair, Clippinger and Tomlinson)

  10. House Refuses Recede

  11. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Watson and Gallion)

  12. Senate Requests House Recede

  13. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

  14. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Watson and Gallion)

  15. Senate Requests House Recede

  16. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

  17. Third Reading Passed

    passage

  18. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  19. Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Fair) Adopted

  20. Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

  23. Referred Government, Labor, and Elections

    referral-committee

  24. Third Reading Passed

    passage

  25. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  26. Floor Amendment {

  27. Motion Special Order until 2/10 (Senator Hester) Adopted

  28. Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Hester) Adopted

  29. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  30. Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.

  33. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee

  34. Pre-filed

    introduction

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