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HB740Maryland2025 sessionIntroduced

Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media

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Requires candidates, campaign finance entities, and their agents to include a disclosure when campaign materials they publish or distribute use or contain synthetic media. Defines 'synthetic media' as an image, audio recording, or video recording that has been intentionally manipulated to misrepresent its content.

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History
Jan 27, 2025
HFirst Reading Ways and Means
Jan 28, 2025
HHearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Progress
IntroducedJan 27, 2025
Engrossed
Enrolled
Passed
Signed into law
Sponsors
AK
Rep. Anne Kaiser (D)Prime sponsor
MG
Rep. Michele Guyton (D)
SM
Rep. Susan McComas (R)
JC
Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr (D)
JP
Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D)
SR
Rep. Sheila Ruth (D)
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