Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5342: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS.
Status: In committee, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the use of artificial intelligence and other means to generate deceptive synthetic media and affect elections. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Candidate" means any individual who seeks nomination for election, or election to public office whether or not such individual is elected; (2) "Deceptive synthetic media" means any image, audio or video of an individual, and any representation of such individual's speech or conduct that is substantially derived from any such image, audio or video, which a reasonable person would believe depicts the speech or conduct of such individual when such individual did not in fact engage in such speech or conduct; (3) "Election" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-1 of the general statutes; LCO No. 1946 1 of Raised Bill No. 5342 (4) "Individual" means a human being; (5) "Person" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-601 of the general statutes; and (6) "Primary" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372 of the general statutes. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall distribute, or enter into any agreement to distribute, a communication containing any image, audio or video of an individual during the ninety-day period preceding any election or primary if: (1) …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Blumenthal (D, 147)
- Hubert Delany (D, 144)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- Jennifer Leeper (D, 132)
- Renee LaMark Muir (D, 36)
- Michael Shannon (D, 117)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Savet Constantine (D, 42)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
Latest actions
- : Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : No New File by Committee on Judiciary
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary
- : File Number 517
- : House Calendar Number 337
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 17, 2026): 27 yea, 12 nay, passed
- GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 20, 2026): 14 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Candidates, Artificial intelligence, Elections, Violations, Attorney General, Digital products, Digital media industries, Civil actions
Common questions
- What is HB5342?
- HB5342 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS.
- What does HB5342 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the use of artificial intelligence and other means to generate deceptive synthetic media and affect elections. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5342?
- In committee as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: Tabled for the Calendar, House (April 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5342?
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5342?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05342&which_year=2026
Source: official Connecticut record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.