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H76Introduced in the House

To protect against election misinformation

Introduced

Introduced by Tricia Farley-Bouvier, District 02-BER

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Relative to materially deceptive election-related communications. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

Where it stands

New draft substituted, see H5093

February 11, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing rescheduled to 09/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual

  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  5. Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5093

  7. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  8. 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

  9. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

  10. New draft substituted, see H5093

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