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S.23

An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Sen. Ruth Hardy , Sen. Alison Clarkson , Sen. Brian Collamore , Sen. Robert Norris , Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky , Sen. Anne Watson , Sen. Rebecca White
2/17/2026 - Committee of Conference report
Sponsor(s)
Last Recorded Action
Senate 2/17/2026 - Committee of Conference report
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An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Detailed Status

Regular Session 2025-2026
Body Date Journal Calendar Location Full Status
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Roll Call History

Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2025-2026
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026
No meeting history found for S.23 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2025-2026
Committee of Conference
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
  • Ilana Beller, Organizing Manager, Democracy Team, Public Citizen
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter, Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Quinn Houston, Democracy Associate, VPIRG
  • John Kidder, Director of Information Operations Research, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes
  • Adam Kuckuk, Policy Associate, Elections and Redistricting, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
  • Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
  • Sherman Patrick, Vice President of Strategy, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes
  • Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
  • Phil Susmann, President, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes
  • Wendy Underhill, Director, Elections and Redistricting, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
  • Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association
Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Ilana Beller, Organizing Manager, Democracy Team, Public Citizen
  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Chris Gilrein, Executive Director, Massachusetts and Northeast TechNet
  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
  • Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
  • Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
  • Nicholas Sherman, Partner and President of Government Relations, Leonine Public Affairs, AT&T
  • Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
  • Julia Zimmerman, Doctoral Candidate, University of Vermont
  • Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner
  • Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association

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No fiscal documents found for S.23 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee of Conference Members

Regular Session 2025-2026
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee of Conference Meetings

Regular Session 2025-2026
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Committee(s):
Committee of Conference
8:30 AM

S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Walk-through and mark up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:00 AM

S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee Discussion


Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Committee(s):
Committee of Conference
11:30 AM

S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:10 PM

S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Committee Discussion and vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Committee of Conference Report
Committee of Conference Committee Report

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Act

No act information found for S.23 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.

Staff & Other Information

Staff
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel

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