HB 952 — Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-05
Requiring certain operators of companion chatbots to establish, maintain, and publish certain protocols and provide certain information to users of the companion chatbot; requiring operators to establish enhanced measures for minor users of companion chatbots; limiting the amount and type of data an operator may collect; requiring an operator to establish and maintain a complaint system; requiring the Office of Suicide Prevention to annually publish certain data compiled from operators; etc.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (19)
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — sponsor · 2026-02-05
- Lily Qi (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Harry Bhandari (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Diana M. Fennell (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Seth A. Howard (R, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Jesse T. Pippy (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Pam Queen (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Kriselda Valderrama (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- William J. Wivell (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Diana M. Fennell (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Harry Bhandari (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jesse T. Pippy (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kriselda Valderrama (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Lily Qi (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lorig Charkoudian (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Marlon Amprey (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mike Rogers (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Pam Queen (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Seth A. Howard (R, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | William J. Wivell (R, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg