l9n/ Connecticut

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5342

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS.

In the House of Representatives since February 26, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit distribution of certain deceptive synthetic media within the ninety-day period preceding an election or primary.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

18 co-sponsors

Nicholas Menapace, Matt Blumenthal, Hubert D. Delany, William Heffernan, Lucy Dathan, Jennifer Leeper, Renee LaMark Muir, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Nick Gauthier, Savet Constantine, Josh Elliott, Kate Farrar, Mary Welander, Rebecca Martinez, Tom Delnicki, John-Michael Parker, Hector Arzeno, Jaime S. Foster

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Julie Kushner

    Its course

    February 26 to April 20, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action15 actions on 8 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 26

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 2325 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 173 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Apr 17

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 14Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 17Judiciary Committee recommended it
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 20TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives