HB 184

Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations

Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (District 11A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Kirsten	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	David, Sarah	Office of the State Prosecutor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pasteur, Delegate Pasteurlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Pasteur, Cheryl	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Yelin, Ben	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Colbert, Renata	Motion Picture Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceINFO 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

Motion Picture AssociationUNF 1

Office of the State ProsecutorFAV 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWestrick, SaraAARP MarylandRegistered for: AARP Maryland

FWAdurkin, margaretRegistered for: TechNet

INFOZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference