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MD SB 697

died on adjournment

Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did MD SB 697 pass?

No. MD SB 697 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 (2026-03-24): Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

What is MD SB 697 about?

MD SB 697 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals”.

Who sponsors MD SB 697?

Hester, Feldman are the primary sponsors of MD SB 697.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-24 — Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hesterprimary
  • Feldmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-10

    Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. 2026-03-16

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-18

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-18

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  6. 2026-03-19

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  7. 2026-03-20

    Referred Government, Labor, and Elections

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-24

    Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

Versions

  • Third - Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign NationalsCompare
  • First - Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign NationalsCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-03 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Hershey: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Simonaire: yes
    • Attar: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • James: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Washington, M.: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • West: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Benson: absent
    • Muse: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0697?ys=2026RS

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:32.621655Z

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