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SB 655

VetoedCrossfile HB 966
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Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (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 certain types of evidence before the courts; requiring the Office to develop a grant application for the Program and award grants to eligible higher education institutions; and authorizing the Governor for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to include $250,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.

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MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFader, Chief Justice MatthewMaryland JudiciaryOral
FAVVormelker, WillMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVJoshi, AnupamUMBCWritten (PDF)
FAVDaumé III, HaroldUniversity of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVJoshi, AnupamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWaters, GabriellaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWaters, GabriellaIndividualOral
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FWAVormelker, WillMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)

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