MA S 44

in committee

An Act to protect against election misinformation

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

Quick answers

Did MA S 44 pass?

Not yet. MA S 44 is in committee as of 2025-10-16 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-10-16): Accompanied a new draft, see S2631

What is MA S 44 about?

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 44) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes in election communications. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

Who sponsors MA S 44?

Michael O. Moore is the primary sponsor of MA S 44.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-10-16 — Accompanied a new draft, see S2631
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-02-27
Referred to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
referral-committee
2025-02-27
House concurred
2025-08-28
Hearing rescheduled to 09/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual
2025-10-16
Accompanied a new draft, see S2631

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Votes

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Related bills

Replaces: SD 265

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S44

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