2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB361: Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting a person from using fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter's voting decision; and providing that fraud includes the use of synthetic media.
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Bill History
1/17/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
1/30/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable
Senate
3/11/2025
Motion Special Order until 3/12 (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Floor Amendment {413027/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Senate
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (42-5)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {883223/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (129-10)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Attar and Carozza)
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Attar and Carozza)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilkins, Fair and Roberts)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilkins, Fair and Roberts)
Senate
4/7/2025
Conference Committee Report {713229/1 Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (39-8)
Senate
Amendments
Conference Committee Report 713229/1 Adopted
Conference Committee Report 713229/1 Adopted
4/7/2025Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 883223/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 883223/1 Adopted
4/3/2025Adopted
Floor Amendment 413027/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Floor Amendment 413027/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
3/12/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
129
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
42
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Katie Hester
Democrat