Maryland House Bill 985: Consumer Protection - Video Streaming Services - Loudness of Commercial Advertisements

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming service; providing that compliance with certain federal regulations shall be considered compliance with the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is subject to certain enforcement provisions under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.

Latest action

Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-09)

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