# Maryland HB 0952: Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation

Maryland HB 0952, Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason C. Buckel (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0952
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Subjects: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection, Children, Artificial Intelligence -see also- Biometrics, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Complaints, Consumer Protection, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Disclosure, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Ethics, Health, Department of, Information Technology, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth, Notices, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Personal Identifying Information, Publications -see also- Maryland Register; Textbooks, Public Information, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Sexual Matters, Standards and Best Practices, Technology -see also- AeroT; BioT; EnergyT; InfoT; MedT; etc, Time, Unfair Trade Practices, Video
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (123 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher T. Adams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marlon Amprey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Seth A. Howard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse T. Pippy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lily Qi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Queen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: April Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Veronica Turner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 123 | 4 | 6 |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-23: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-21: Third Reading Passed (123-4) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {823320/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters (House)
- 2026-02-09: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-05: First Reading Economic Matters (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0952t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0952f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0952t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0952f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0952-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).