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IntroducedJul 16, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Referred Rules
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 145
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (95-36)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {503523/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {213325/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (39-90)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
- Jul 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and DeepfakesPDF
- Amendments {503523/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {213325/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (39-90) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and DeepfakesPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Holman, Craig (Public Citizen)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Yelin, Ben
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Wieland, Tom (Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- David, Sarah (Office of the State Prosecutor)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Koul, Michelle
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Butkiewicz, Michael
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Soreng, Nancy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Rebecca
- GVC Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Cost, Pearson (Brooks Pierce LLP / Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- durkin, margaret
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Hicks, Jennifer
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Plaut, Ari (Law Offices of Boston and Plaut)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Colbert, Renata (Motion Picture Association)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fleckenstein, Charlotte (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Snyder, Rebecca
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Feldmark, Delegate Jessica
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Ball, Calvin (Howard County Executive)



