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An Act relative to deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes in election communications

Filed by Barry R. Finegold  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  193rd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2730  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD2932

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2024-01-11SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2024-01-22SenateRules suspended
2024-01-22SenateReferred to the committee on Election Laws
2024-04-16HouseHouse concurred
2024-05-02JointHearing scheduled for 05/07/2024 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1
2024-05-20SenateDischarged to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
2024-05-22HouseHouse concurred
2024-06-03JointHearing scheduled for 06/07/2024 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2024-06-21SenateAccompanied a new draft, see S2831

Public hearings

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2024-05-07Election Laws (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted
2024-06-07Ad Info Tech/CybersecurityWritten Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
Discharge to Another CommitteeElection Laws (J)
AccompaniedAd Info Tech/Cybersecurity

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.