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Maryland House of DelegatesHB 145

Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

Passed 95–36Party-line

What it does: Makes it a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine, to knowingly or recklessly use deepfakes to spread materially false election information that harms or is meant to harm voters, and requires officials to correct election misinformation. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Third Reading (HB) Calendar No.140 · On Third Reading

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The tally

Yes 95 · No 36 · Not voting 10

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats9408
Republicans1362

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (141)

Yes 95

No 36

Not voting 10

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.