SB 8 — Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 445
Sponsors (13)
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- William C. Smith (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jeff Waldstreicher (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Nick Charles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- William G. Folden (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Shaneka Henson (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mary-Dulany James (D, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mike McKay (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- C. Anthony Muse (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Charles E. Sydnor (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Chris West (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Judicial Proceedings
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | C. Anthony Muse (D, state_upper MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charles E. Sydnor (D, state_upper MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chris West (R, state_upper MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jeff Waldstreicher (D, state_upper MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mary-Dulany James (D, state_upper MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mike McKay (R, state_upper MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Nick Charles (D, state_upper MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Shaneka Henson (D, state_upper MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | William C. Smith (D, state_upper MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | William G. Folden (R, state_upper MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg