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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

AI Regulatory Reform Act [HB-934] [Technology and Innovation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Consumer Protection ]
AI Regulatory Reform Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk Reptd Fav Com Substitute on 05/06/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors [HB-805] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell Placed On Cal For 07/29/2025 on 07/03/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

AI/Ban Deceptive Ads [HB-375] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Consumer Protection ] [Media and Advertising ] [Technology and Innovation ]
AI/Ban Deceptive Ads

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Harrison Passed 1st Reading on 03/13/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

Revise Laws Governing Minors [HB-83] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Revise Laws Governing Minors

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Clampitt Regular Message Sent To Senate on 04/03/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1212] [Crime ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring each device, tablet, or smart phone manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas First Reading Economic Matters on 02/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Civil Actions - Unsolicited Obscene Material [HB-670] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly sending by electronic means to another person an image or video depicting obscene material that the sender knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited; authorizing a person to bring an action against a person who violates the Act; and exempting certain entities and individuals from the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors and Age Verification Information [HB-394] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes obscene material to minors on the Internet from certain websites is liable for certain damages; 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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Hearing Canceled on 02/03/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers [HB-282] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Libraries ]
Prohibiting sexually explicit materials in elementary, middle, and secondary public school libraries and media centers; defining sexually explicit materials as books and auditory and visual material that contain graphic or obscene depictions of sexual activity that are not age-appropriate or used as part of the approved instructional materials for instruction on family life and human sexuality as part of a certain program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/24/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Child Protection & Deepfake Prohibition Act [SB-828] [Technology and Innovation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Child Protection & Deepfake Prohibition Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Chaudhuri Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Human Trafficking Changes [HB-971] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ]
Human Trafficking Changes

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell Ch. Sl 2024-26 on 06/28/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1311] [Crime ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, all devices activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan Approved By The Governor - Chapter 934 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Organizations - Criminal Prohibitions, Civil Actions, and Forfeiture [SB-1111] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for a civil action for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain participation in a criminal organization; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain participation in a criminal organization.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Internet-Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers - Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [SB-780] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Telecommunications ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Telecommunications ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2024

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

Deepfake recordings or images [SB-1336] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Cybersecurity ] [Media and Advertising ] [Law Enforcement ]
Deepfake recordings or images

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Warren Petersen Governor Vetoed on 05/29/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Material to Minors - Prohibition [HB-671] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification [HB-672] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification [SB-382] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Material to Minors - Prohibition [SB-355] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2024

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