# Maryland Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024 (SB 818 / HB 1271, Chapter 496)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Maryland (United States)
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Maryland General Assembly
- **Adopted**: 2024-05-09

## In brief

The Maryland AI Governance Act 2024 is a binding act of Maryland (United States), issued by Maryland General Assembly. Its current status is in force. Maryland state units and public institutions of higher education. Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

## Summary

The Department of Information Technology sets AI policies for state government; state units must inventory their AI systems and carry out impact assessments, and public higher-education institutions must adopt AI policies.

## Scope

Maryland state units and public institutions of higher education.

## Who it applies to

Maryland state government units and public universities and colleges.

## Key dates

Approved by the Governor 9 May 2024.

## Notes on dates

Operative deadlines changed from the fiscal note; confirm them in the chapter text.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0221 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0221; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-maryland-ai-governance-act-2024
- **Official source**: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0818?ys=2024rs
- **Source document**: Maryland General Assembly: SB 818 (2024 Regular Session)
- **Published by**: Maryland General Assembly
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Maryland Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024 (SB 818 / HB 1271, Chapter 496)" [AIPT-POL-0221, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0221 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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