SB 1025 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act)

This bill establishes a legal right for individuals to control the use of their voice or visual likeness in digital replicas (computer-generated, realistic representations). It applies to all people, living or deceased, and grants perpetual rights that don't expire at death - allowing heirs or licensees to transfer or license these rights after death. Online platforms hosting user-generated content must designate an agent to handle violation notices, and the Secretary of State must maintain records of related claims. The law explicitly excludes standard copyright uses like sampling music or remixing, focusing only on unauthorized digital replicas.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
First Reading Senate Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Johnny Mautz
Johnny Mautz
RRepublican
MD
37