Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1150 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1150
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1150
8	8	E1 5lr2603
9	9	HB 1460/24 – HRU
10	10	By: Delegates Martinez, Acevero, Fennell, A. Johnson, Phillips, Simpson, Taveras,
11	11	Taylor, Turner, and White Holland
12	12	Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Judiciary
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Criminal Law – Personal Identifying Information and Images of Individuals – 2
20	20	Dissemination 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal 4
23	23	identifying information or image of an individual under a certain age under certain 5
24	24	circumstances; and generally relating to the dissemination of personal identifying 6
25	25	information and images of individuals. 7
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27	27	BY adding to 8
28	28	Article – Criminal Law 9
29	29	Section 3–810 10
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
31	31	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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36	36	Article – Criminal Law 15
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38	38	3–810. 16
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
41	41	INDICATED. 18
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43	43	(2) “DISSEMINATE” MEANS TO PUBLISH , POST, OR OTHERWISE 19
44	44	DISCLOSE INFORMATION ON A PUBLIC INTERNET SITE OR ON A PUBLIC FORUM . 20
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46	46	(3) “PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ” INCLUDES: 21
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 1150
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50	50	(I) NAME; 1
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52	52	(II) ADDRESS; 2
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54	54	(III) TELEPHONE NUMBER ; 3
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56	56	(IV) DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER ; 4
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58	58	(V) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; 5
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60	60	(VI) PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT ; 6
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62	62	(VII) EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICAT ION NUMBER; 7
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64	64	(VIII) HEALTH INSURANCE IDE NTIFICATION NUMBER ; 8
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66	66	(IX) MEDICAL IDENTIFICATI ON NUMBER; 9
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68	68	(X) MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME ; 10
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70	70	(XI) BANK OR OTHER FINANC IAL INSTITUTION ACCO UNT 11
71	71	NUMBER; 12
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73	73	(XII) DATE OF BIRTH; 13
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75	75	(XIII) PERSONAL IDENTIFICAT ION NUMBER; 14
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77	77	(XIV) UNIQUE BIOMETRIC DAT A, INCLUDING FINGERPRIN T, 15
78	78	VOICE PRINT , RETINA OR IRIS IMAGE , OR OTHER UNIQUE PHYS ICAL 16
79	79	REPRESENTATION ; 17
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81	81	(XV) DIGITAL SIGNATURE ; 18
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83	83	(XVI) CREDIT CARD NUMBER O R OTHER PAYMENT DEVI CE 19
84	84	NUMBER; OR 20
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86	86	(XVII) SCHOOL ADDRESS . 21
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88	88	(B) A PERSON MAY NOT INTENTIONA LLY DISSEMINATE THE PERSONAL 22
89	89	IDENTIFYING INFORMAT ION OR IMAGES OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDER THE AGE 23
90	90	OF 25 YEARS: 24
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92	92	(1) WITHOUT EXPRESS PERM ISSION; AND 25 HOUSE BILL 1150 3
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96	96	(2) WITH THE INTENT TO I NTIMIDATE OR HARM TH E INDIVIDUAL. 1
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98	98	(C) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED OR APPLIED IN A MANNER THAT 2
99	99	VIOLATES A PERSON ’S RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER THE U.S. 3
100	100	CONSTITUTION OR THE MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. 4
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102	102	(D) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A MISDEMEANOR 5
103	103	AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NO T EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR A 6
104	104	FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 OR BOTH. 7
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106	106	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
107	107	October 1, 2025. 9