In one paragraph
Maryland's HB 823 (2025) would have required developers of generative AI systems released on or after January 1, 2022 for public use in Maryland to publish documentation on their website describing the training data, on or before January 1, 2026 and before each release or substantial modification (new State Finance and Procurement section 3.5-807). A House Economic Matters hearing was set for February 18, 2025; the bill went no further and died when the session ended.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died when the 2025 session ended. If enacted, generative AI developers would have had to publish training data documentation before each release.
Key provisions
- Would have amended section 3.5-801 and added section 3.5-807 covering generative AI systems released on or after January 1, 2022 for use by the general public in Maryland, paid or not
- Documentation to cover data sources or owners, the number of data points, whether data is copyrighted, purchased or licensed, includes personal information or aggregate consumer information, how it was cleaned or modified, the collection period and whether synthetic data was used
- Post by January 1, 2026, then again before each release or substantial modification (a new version that materially changes functionality, performance or training data)
- Exempt are systems made exclusively for hospital medical staff, a developer's affiliates, physical safety, protecting confidential personal information, detecting malicious or illegal actions, aircraft operation, or federal national security use
- The bill states no penalties or enforcer; would have taken effect October 1, 2025
Latest legislative action
Jan 29, 2025. Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 9)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Bernice Mireku-North D | Sponsor | HD-014 |
| Chao Wu D | Sponsor | HD-009 |
| Heather Bagnall D | Sponsor | HD-033 |
| Lily Qi D | Sponsor | HD-015 |
| Matthew Schindler D | Sponsor | HD-002 |
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