2022 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1368: Business Regulation - Social Media Websites - Censored Speech

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; requiring a social media website to publish certain rules and policies; etc.

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Bill History

2/11/2022
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2022
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/14/2022130.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197043.8 KB