2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB360: Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action

Legislative Summary

Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation against another who distributes a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from an actual visual representation of the person and is of a sexual or intimate nature; and prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain computer-generated visual representation of another under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/22/2025
Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/14/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
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 3:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments {733229/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 733229/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 733229/1 Adopted

4/2/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
140
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Katie Hester
Katie Hester
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/9/2025201.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025135.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/2025132.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.5 KB