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MDHB99PassProhibiting an individual from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting a minor or law enforcement officer posing as a minor to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor by a certain means.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 835
MDSB113PassProhibiting an individual from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting a minor or law enforcement officer posing as a minor to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor by a certain means.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 834
MDSB182PassEstablishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training progra...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 808
MDHB338PassEstablishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to administer a training program regarding...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 809
MDSB391PassAltering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years and the crime of stalking to be 10 years; providing that the State may institute a prosecution for revenge porn at any time; and providing that, for purpose...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772
MDHB544PassAltering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years; altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of stalking to be 10 years; providing that the State may institute a prosecution for revenge po...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
MDSB858Engross

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Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; and altering the prohibition against revenge porn to prohibit a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation that i...
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2024-04-08
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
MDHB1062Intro

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Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; establishing the statute of limitations for a certain prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image to begin at the time t...
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
MDSB65Engross

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Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor younger than 13 years of age; providing...
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2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB145Engross

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Establishing that the statute of limitations for a prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image is 5 years after the victim knew or should have known of the violation; establishing that it is harassment for a person to dist...
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2024-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1311Intro

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Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, all devices activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a devic...
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2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB671Intro

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Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under ce...
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2024-01-31
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB355Intro

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Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under ce...
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2024-01-30
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB672Intro

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Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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2024-01-29
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB382Intro

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Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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