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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
YES: 39
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Anderson
- Crosby
- Howard
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Phillips
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
NO: 90
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rose
- Toles
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Cardin
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Coley
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simpson
- Woods
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Young
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
YES: 95
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Coley
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 36
NOT VOTING: 5
- Anderson
- Bouchat
- Cardin
- Johnson, A.
- Young
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 Note (Revised)PDF
- 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)
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