Consumer Protection — Artificial Intelligence
HB 1331 (introduced Feb 7, 2025 — Del. Qi)
- Effective date
- TBD 2026
- Enforcement
- Proposed: Maryland Attorney General
- Scope
- Proposed: developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems in consequential decisions (housing, employment, financial services, health, education, criminal justice).
- Maximum penalty
- Proposed: unfair trade practice penalties under Maryland Consumer Protection Act (MCPA). No private right of action in current bill text.