Civil Actions - Failure to Restrict Distribution of Sexual Material Harmful to Minors
Sponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr. (District 33B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes certain sexual material harmful to minors on the Internet and that fails to perform certain age verification methods is liable for certain damages under certain circumstances; and prohibiting a commercial entity or third party that performs a certain age verification of an individual from retaining any identifying information of an individual under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cairns, Peggy | Maryland Coalition Against Pornography | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexandre, Jonathan | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Lerol, Travis | Travis Lerol | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Schmidtlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lanocha, Cristina | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Caruso, Anthony | Individual | Written (PDF) |