HB663Maryland2025 sessionIntroduced
Civil Actions - Sexual Deepfake Representations and Revenge Porn
Plain-language summary
Allows a person to bring a civil defamation action against someone who distributes a computer-generated visual representation, indistinguishable from a real image, that falsely depicts them with intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual activity. Clarifies what qualifies as a prohibited visual representation under existing law.
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History
Jan 24, 2025
HFirst Reading Judiciary
Jan 31, 2025
HHearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 17, 2025
HHearing canceled
Feb 17, 2025
HHearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m.
Progress
IntroducedJan 24, 2025
Engrossed
Enrolled
Passed
Signed into law
Sponsors
LL
Rep. Lesley Lopez (D)Prime sponsor
NA
Rep. Nick Allen (D)
AK
Rep. Aaron Kaufman (D)
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