MD HB 145

died on adjournment

Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 145 pass?

No. MD HB 145 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Referred Rules

What is MD HB 145 about?

MD HB 145 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes”.

Who sponsors MD HB 145?

Terrasa, Ruth, Lehman and 2 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 145.

Introduced: 2025-07-16
Latest action: 2026-04-10 — Referred Rules
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-10
Referred Rules
referral-committee
2026-04-10
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-09
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-09
Floor Amendment {
2026-04-09
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
2026-04-09
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-16
Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-01-14
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
referral-committee
2025-07-16
Pre-filed
introduction

Versions

Third - Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and DeepfakesCompare
First - Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and DeepfakesCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

FLA Del. Arikan /213325/1
2026-03-24 · fail · 39-90
Member-level votes (141)
- Adams: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Howard: yes
- Miller: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Baker: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- McComas: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Speaker: no
- Ebersole: no
- Kaiser: no
- Qi: no
- Stinnett: no
- Addison: no
- Edelson: no
- Kaufman: no
- Queen: no
- Taveras: no
- Allen: no
- Embry: no
- Kerr: no
- Roberson: no
- Taylor: no
- Amprey: no
- Fair: no
- Korman: no
- Rogers: no
- Terrasa: no
- Bagnall: no
- Feldmark: no
- Lehman: no
- Rose: no
- Toles: no
- Bartlett: no
- Fennell: no
- Lewis: no
- Rosenberg: no
- Turner: no
- Behler: no
- Foley: no
- Long, J.: no
- Ross: no
- Valderrama: no
- Bhandari: no
- Forbes: no
- Lopez: no
- Ruff: no
- Vogel: no
- Boyce: no
- Fraser-Hidalgo: no
- Martinez: no
- Ruth: no
- Watson: no
- Cardin: no
- Guyton: no
- McCaskill: no
- Sample-Hughes: no
- Wells: no
- Chang: no
- Guzzone: no
- Mireku-North: no
- Schindler: no
- Wilkins: no
- Charkoudian: no
- Healey: no
- Moon: no
- Shetty: no
- Wims: no
- Clippinger: no
- Hill: no
- Moreno: no
- Simmons: no
- Wolek: no
- Coley: no
- Holmes: no
- Odom: no
- Simpson: no
- Woods: no
- Conaway: no
- Ivey: no
- Palakovich Carr: no
- Solomon: no
- Woorman: no
- Crutchfield: no
- Johnson, A.: no
- Pasteur: no
- Spiegel: no
- Wu: no
- Cullison: no
- Johnson, S.: no
- Patterson: no
- Stein: no
- Young: no
- Davis: no
- Jones, D.: no
- Pruski: no
- Stewart: no
- Ziegler: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Harrison: not voting
- White Holland: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Barnes: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Alston: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Roberts: absent
- Smith: absent
- Williams: absent
On Third Reading
2026-03-25 · pass · 95-36
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Davis: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Qi: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Addison: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Allen: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Embry: yes
- Korman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fair: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Toles: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Ross: yes
- Turner: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Behler: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Watson: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Chang: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Moon: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wims: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Healey: yes
- Odom: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Coley: yes
- Hill: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woods: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Wu: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stein: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Adams: no
- Fisher: no
- Howard: no
- Metzgar: no
- Reilly: no
- Arentz: no
- Ghrist: no
- Hutchinson: no
- Miller: no
- Rose: no
- Arikan: no
- Grammer: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Stonko: no
- Baker: no
- Griffith: no
- Kipke: no
- Morgan, T.: no
- Szeliga: no
- Beauchamp: no
- Hartman: no
- Long, R.: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Tomlinson: no
- Buckel: no
- Hinebaugh: no
- Mangione: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Valentine: no
- Chisholm: no
- Hornberger: no
- McComas: no
- Pippy: no
- Wivell: no
- Ciliberti: no
- Anderson: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Cardin: not voting
- Johnson, A.: not voting
- Young: not voting
- Alston: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Queen: absent
- Williams: absent
- Wilson: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 141

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0145?ys=2026RS

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