S.23
(Act 75)
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
3/10/2026 - Signed by Governor on March 5, 2026
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- Senate 3/10/2026 - Signed by Governor on March 5, 2026
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Although procedurally bills and resolutions are assigned to only one committee at a time, other committees may review the bill or resolution. This page contains results from both the assigned committee as well as other committees.
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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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Committee of Conference
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8:30 AM
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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
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9:00 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Committee Discussion
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Committee of Conference
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11:30 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Committee discussion
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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12:10 PM
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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
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