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Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

MD · Legislation · 2026 · SB141

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Introduced

Record updated May 12, 2026

Summary

Requiring and authorizing 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 publicly communicate correct information; prohibiting a person from knowingly or with reckless disregard creating, using, or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc.

Timeline

2026-05-12

S

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444

2026-04-14

S

Passed Enrolled

2026-04-13

S

Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

2026-04-13

S

Senate Requests House Recede

2026-04-13

S

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

2026-04-13

H

Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

2026-04-13

H

Senate Requests House Recede

2026-04-13

H

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

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