MA H76 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Note: Legislation replaced by H5093
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-11 - New draft substituted, see H5093
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-11 - New draft substituted, see H5093
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Relative to materially deceptive election-related communications. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
Title
To protect against election misinformation
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | House | New draft substituted, see H5093 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5093 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 2025-12-24 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 2025-08-28 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 09/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity |
Same As/Similar To
H5093 (Replaced by) 2026-02-12 - Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H76 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H76.pdf |
