Maryland
AI behavior law: bot and agent disclosure, crawler and training-data rules, automated-agent transactions, and algorithmic decision-making.
Summary
Maryland has enacted several AI-adjacent laws governing government use and specific high-risk applications, but no broad AI-behavior statute covering crawlers, training data, or general chatbot disclosure. The 2024 Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (SB 818) codified the Governor's AI Subcabinet and requires every state agency to inventory AI systems, conduct impact assessments, and adopt procurement and deployment policies — the deepest government-sector AI governance framework yet enacted in the state. On the private-sector side, Maryland leads nationally with a first-of-its-kind 2026 ban on AI-driven personalized pricing in the food retail sector (HB 895) and a 2025 criminal law expanding the nonconsensual intimate imagery statute to cover AI-generated deepfakes (SB 360); a 2026 identity-fraud law (SB 8) extends criminal liability to deepfake-aided impersonation. Chatbot-disclosure bills (SB 827 and HB 952) died at the close of the 2026 session in April without reaching the Governor's desk. General consumer-protection law (Maryland Consumer Protection Act, Md. Code Com. Law §13-101 et seq.) applies to deceptive AI-generated communications or undisclosed bots under its unfair and deceptive trade practices authority.
Enacted law
Government obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024 (SB 818, Ch. 496) (Md. SB 818, Ch. 496 (2024 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., State Gov't §§22-101 et seq. (as amended)) | Automated decision-making, Bot / agent disclosure | 2024-07-01 | Maryland General Assembly official bill page; legiscan.com chaptered text; Alston & Bird healthcare advisory (Sept. 2025) |
| Maryland Executive Order 01.01.2024.02 — Responsible and Productive Use of Artificial Intelligence in State Government (Md. Exec. Order 01.01.2024.02 (Jan. 8, 2024)) | Automated decision-making, Bot / agent disclosure | 2024-01-08 | Maryland Governor's Office official executive order PDF; Akin Gump AI Law & Regulation Tracker |
| Maryland SB 360 — Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery Including AI-Generated Deepfakes (2025) (Md. SB 360 (2025 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §3-809 (as amended)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2025-07-01 | UMBC CISAAD Maryland General Assembly Laws page; UB Law Forum (Dec. 2025); Maryland Banner reporting |
| Maryland SB 8 / Ch. 445 — Identity Fraud and Deepfake Representations (2026) (Md. SB 8, Ch. 445 (2026 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §8-301 (as amended)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2026-05-12 | legilist.com bill status page; biometricupdate.com election deepfake coverage (May 2026); AI Policy Map |
Private sector obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Consumer Protection Act — Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices (Md. Code Ann., Com. Law §§13-101 et seq.) | Bot / agent disclosure | Md. Code Ann., Com. Law §13-101 (Maryland General Assembly official code) | |
| Maryland HB 820 — Artificial Intelligence in Health Insurance Utilization Management (2025) (Md. HB 820 (2025 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., Ins. Art. (as amended)) | Automated decision-making | 2025-10-01 | Alston & Bird Health Care Advisory (Sept. 2025); healthesystems.com regulatory update; mgaleg.maryland.gov bill page |
| Maryland HB 895 — Protection from Predatory Pricing Act (Surveillance Pricing Ban, 2026) (Md. HB 895 (2026 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., Com. Law Art. (as amended)) | Automated decision-making | 2026-10-01 | Morgan Lewis analysis (Apr. 2026); Greenberg Traurig (May 2026); Skadden (May 2026); Hunton Andrews Kurth privacy blog |
| Maryland SB 360 — Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery Including AI-Generated Deepfakes (2025) (Md. SB 360 (2025 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §3-809 (as amended)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2025-07-01 | UMBC CISAAD Maryland General Assembly Laws page; UB Law Forum (Dec. 2025); Maryland Banner reporting |
| Maryland SB 8 / Ch. 445 — Identity Fraud and Deepfake Representations (2026) (Md. SB 8, Ch. 445 (2026 Reg. Sess.); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law §8-301 (as amended)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2026-05-12 | legilist.com bill status page; biometricupdate.com election deepfake coverage (May 2026); AI Policy Map |
Drafted & in discussion
| Instrument | Status | Applies to | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland SB 827 — Curbing Harmful AI Technology Act (Chatbot Disclosure and Liability, 2026) (Md. SB 827 (2026 Reg. Sess.) [died in committee]) | Dead / withdrawn | Private sector | Bot / agent disclosure | EPIC SB 827 testimony page; Chamber of Progress opposition letter (Mar. 12, 2026); CCIA analysis (Mar. 2026); mgaleg.maryland.gov bill page |
Automated-access legality
Carried forward from the crawler-law index. Governs whether automated clients may access public websites in this jurisdiction.
| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorization test | without permission |
| Public-page carve-out | yes |
| Terms-of-service browsewrap enforceable | notice dependent |
| Terms-of-service clickwrap enforceable | yes |
| Copyright exception model | fair use |
| Text and data mining — commercial status | unsettled |
| Text and data mining — opt-out mechanism | none |
| robots.txt legal weight | non binding notice |
| AI training-specific law | none |
| Privacy regime | MODPA |
| Trespass to chattels | requires harm |
Last reviewed: 2026-05-24. Confidence: medium. Not legal advice.