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HB 966

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Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing an Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program within the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide expertise in artificial intelligence to the circuit courts and the District Court in the form of expert testimony on the authenticity of electronic evidence that a court determines may have been created or altered using artificial intelligence; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a grant application for the Program and award grants to eligible institutions of higher education; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHecker, Judge FredMaryland JudiciaryOral
FAVVormelker, WillMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
FAVSarkar, ShaolilobbyistMaryland State Bar AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Cardin, Delegate CardinlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSarkar, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.