MA S44 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Note: Legislation replaced by S2631
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-16 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2631
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-16 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2631
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
For legislation relative to deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes in election communications. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
Title
To protect against election misinformation
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | Senate | Accompanied a new draft, see S2631 |
| 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 | House | House concurred |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Referred to the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity |
Same As/Similar To
S2631 (Replaced by) 2025-10-16 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S44 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S44.pdf |
