Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB483: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING.
Status: Signed into law, June 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act establishing the crime of digital defrauding. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 53a-119 of the general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (19) as follows (Effective October 1, 2026): (NEW) (19) Digital defrauding. (A) A person is guilty of digital defrauding when such person, with intent to cause financial injury to another person, creates and disseminates a visual representation or audio recording that such person knows or should have known is a digitally forged likeness. (B) For purposes of this subdivision, (i) "disseminate" means to sell, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, transfer, publish, distribute, circulate, present, exhibit, advertise or otherwise offer; and (ii) "Digitally forged likeness" means any photograph, film, videotape or other visual representation of a person or an audio recording of a person's voice that (I) is not wholly recorded by a camera or an audio recorder, or either partially or wholly generated by a computer system, (II) depicts, and is virtually indistinguishable from what a reasonable person would believe is the actual depiction of an identifiable person's image or voice, and (III) is created without the consent of the person whose image or voice is depicted. (C) In any prosecution for an offense under this subdivision, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant took reasonable action to place Substitute Senate Bill No. 483 …
Sponsors
- John Kissel (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Paul Cicarella (R, 34)
- Hubert Delany (D, 144)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Tony Scott (R, 112)
- Henry Genga (D, 10)
- Kaitlyn Shake (D, 120)
- William Pizzuto (R, 71)
- Kathleen Kennedy (R, 119)
- Somers, Heather S. (R, 18)
- Stephen Harding (R, 30)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-119
- : In Concurrence
- : House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : Rules Suspended
- : House Calendar Number 581
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 360 (May 6, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 315 (May 6, 2026): 149 yea, 1 nay, passed
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 23, 2026): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Violations, Electronic commerce
Common questions
- What is SB483?
- SB483 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING.
- What does SB483 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing the crime of digital defrauding. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB483?
- Signed into law as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB483?
- John Kissel (R, 7), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB483?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00483&which_year=2026
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