Legislation

Title: Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots
Sponsored by: Delegates Cain and Rosenberg
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 216
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note
Attorney General's Review Letter

Synopsis

Requiring certain persons that use a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material online to another person in the State for the purpose of influencing an election to disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner on the campaign material that the person is using a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate the campaign material; authorizing the State Board of Elections to seek to remove a bot under certain circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2020 Legislative Date 1/24/2020 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2020 Legislative Date 2/28/2020 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2020 Legislative Date 2/28/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2020 Legislative Date 3/03/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/01/2020 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Hearing 3/16 at 11:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/17/2020 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Favorable Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Griffith) Adopted Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 52AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 52AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 53BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 216 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/24/2020	1/24/2020	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots
House	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/28/2020	2/28/2020	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	2/28/2020	2/28/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	38 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots
House	3/03/2020	3/03/2020	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2020	3/01/2020	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Hearing 3/16 at 11:00 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/17/2020	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Favorable	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Griffith) Adopted	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Favorable Adopted	52AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Second Reading Passed	52AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	53BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/16/2020	Returned Passed	53 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 216
			Text - Chapter - Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots

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