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MD SB 697

in committee

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

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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

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
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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

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