Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts H 76
An Act to protect against election misinformation
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Massachusetts legislature· summary
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 76) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier relative to materially deceptive election-related communications. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 · House
New draft substituted, see H5093 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
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 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5093 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Dec 24, 2025 · House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Aug 28, 2025 · Legislature
Hearing rescheduled to 09/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurred - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Referred to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity