2025-2026 Session
Change SessionS.23
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 6/16/2025 - Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
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An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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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
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An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:15 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
- 2:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ilana Beller, Organizing Manager, Democracy Team, Public Citizen
Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association
Nick Sherman, Partner and President of Government Relations, Leonine Public Affairs, AT&T
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association
Chris Gilrein, Executive Director, Massachusetts and Northeast TechNet
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Julia Zimmerman, Doctoral Candidate, University of Vermont
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:00 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:00 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Vote
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:15 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:35 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Introduction and walk-through
Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter, Senate Committee on Government Operations
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:35 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Testimony
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Quinn Houston, Democracy Associate, VPIRG
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association
Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:45 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Testimony
Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
Ilana Beller, Organizing Manager, Democracy Team, Public Citizen
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:30 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Testimony
Adam Kuckuk, Policy Associate, Elections and Redistricting, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Wendy Underhill, Director, Elections and Redistricting, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 11:30 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Walk-through of amendment
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 2:30 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Walk-through and discussion
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:35 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Walk-through of draft 2.1 and testimony
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:00 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Walk-through of new draft and discussion
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:30 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Discussion
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 11:00 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Discussion and possible vote
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:00 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Executive session
John Kidder, Director of Information Operations Research, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes
Phil Susmann, President, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes
Sherman Patrick, Vice President of Strategy, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes
- 2:05 PM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Testimony
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:30 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Discussion and vote
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:12 AM
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S.23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Discussion and straw-poll of Waters Evans Amendment
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Ilana Beller, Organizing Manager, Democracy Team, Public Citizen
- 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
- Nick Sherman, Partner and President of Government Relations, Leonine Public Affairs, AT&T
- 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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An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
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