Legislation - HB0145

Title: Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
Sponsored by: Delegate Feldmark
Status: In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communication correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0141

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/16/2025 Legislative Date 7/16/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	7/16/2025	7/16/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

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