2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB5: Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software
Legislative Summary
Altering the term "child pornography" to be "child sexual abuse material" for purposes of certain criminal offenses; defining "computer-generated image" to include images created through the use of artificial intelligence software as the term pertains to provisions of law related to child sexual abuse material; etc.
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Bill History
9/5/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {103529/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/25/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 103529/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 103529/1 Adopted
3/13/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
140
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judicial Proceedings(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 12
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
C.T. Wilson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Jon Cardin
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Stuart Schmidt
Republican
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Sean Stinnett
Democrat
LaToya Nkongolo
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Republican
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Robin Grammer
Republican
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Democrat
Frank Conaway
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat