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HB 693·MD·house

Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors

FailedFiled Feb 2, 2026
Sponsor: Grammer
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Hearing (House)

Mar 4, 2026

Summary

The measure holds any commercial entity that knowingly provides obscene material to minors on the internet responsible for damages. It requires such sites to verify a user’s age using government ID or other reasonable methods and forbids them from retaining any identifying information after the access decision. The law also protects ISPs, cloud services and news outlets from liability.

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History

  1. Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. First Reading Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Grammer · sponsor
  • Arikan
  • Chisholm
  • Fisher
  • M. Morgan
  • Nawrocki
  • Szeliga

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