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IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 01, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 05, 2026
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Became LawMay 14, 2026
Connecticut House Bill
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CIVIL ACTION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF A SYNTHETICALLY CREATED INTIMATE IMAGE. To establish a private right of action and a civil action for the office of the Attorney General to pursue damages from an operator of an electronic digital platform who fails to take down a synthetically created intimate image when the operator knew or should have known that dissemination of such image was unlawful.
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Senate • May 15, 2026: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
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Summary
Comments on HB 5312
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committeeprimary


- Rep. Craig C. Fishbeincosponsor
- Rep. Nick Gauthiercosponsor
- Rep. Tom Delnickicosponsor
- Rep. Devin R. Carneycosponsor
- Rep. Henry J. Gengacosponsor
- Rep. Dominique Johnsoncosponsor
- Rep. Brian Lanouecosponsor
- Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGrawcosponsor
- Rep. Tom O'Deacosponsor
- Rep. Bob Godfreycosponsor
- Rep. Joseph H. Zullocosponsor
- Rep. William Pizzutocosponsor
- Sen. John A. Kisselcosponsor
- Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditriacosponsor
- Rep. Tina Courpascosponsor
- Sen. Paul Cicarellacosponsor
- Rep. Jason Buchsbaumcosponsor
- Rep. Martin Foncellocosponsor
- Rep. Steven J. Stafstromcosponsor
- Rep. Seth Bronkocosponsor
- Sen. Heather S. Somerscosponsor
- Sen. Jason Perillocosponsor
Votes
YES: 41
- Winfield G
- Osborne M
- Stafstrom S
- Pavalock-D'Amato C
- Flexer M
- Perillo J
- Gadkar-Wilcox S
- Quinn M
- Fazzino J
- Rahman M
- Kissel J
- Roberts K
- Fishbein C
- Rutigliano D
- Blumenthal M
- Simms T
- Brown M
- Veach D
- Cabrera J
- Walker T
- Callahan P
- Wilson D
- Cicarella P
- DeCaprio M
- Delany H
- Dillon P
- Doucette J
- Dubitsky D
- Elliott J
- Gaston H
- Gilchrest J
- Godfrey B
- Howard G
- Jacobson J
- Johnson D
- Khan M
- LaMark Muir R
- Lesser M
- Maher C
- Miller P
- O'Dea T
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 148
- ALLIE-BRENNAN
- HUGHES
- TURCO
- O'DEA
- ARZENO
- JACOBSON
- WALKER
- PAVALOCK-D'AMATO
- BAKER
- JOHNSON, D.
- WELANDER
- PISCOPO
- BARRY
- JOHNSON, S.
- WILSON
- PIZZUTO
- BELTON
- KAVROS DEGRAW
- WINTER
- POLLETTA
- BERGER-GIRVALO
- KEITT
- WOOD
- REDDINGTON-HUGHES
- BIGGINS
- KHAN
- ROMANO
- BLUMENTHAL
- LAMARK MUIR
- RUTIGLIANO
- BOYD
- LEEPER
- ACKERT
- SCOTT
- BROWN, K.
- LEMAR
- ANDERSON
- STEWART
- BROWN, M.
- LUXENBERG
- ANISKOVICH
- VAIL
- BUMGARDNER
- MARTINEZ, R.
- BOLINSKY
- VEACH
- MCCARTHY VAHEY
- BRONKO
- WEIR
- MCGEE
- BUCHSBAUM
- YACCARINO
- COMEY
- MENAPACE
- BUCKBEE
- ZAWISTOWSKI
- CONCEPCION
- MESKERS
- CALLAHAN
- ZULLO
- CONSTANTINE
- MORRIN BELLO
- CANDELORA, V.
- ZUPKUS
- DATHAN
- NAPOLI
- CANINO
- DEFRONZO
- OSBORNE
- CARNEY
- DELANY
- PARIS
- CARPINO
- DEMICCO
- PARKER
- CASE
- RITTER
- DIGIOVANCARLO
- PEMBERTON
- COURPAS
- DILLON
- POULOS
- DAUPHINAIS
- DOUCETTE
- QUINN
- DECAPRIO
- CANDELARIA, J.
- EXUM
- RADER
- DELNICKI
- GODFREY
- FARRAR
- ROBERTS
- DUBITSKY
- HALL, J.
- FAZZINO
- ROCHELLE
- FISHBEIN
- REYES
- FELIPE
- ROJAS
- FONCELLO
- ROSARIO
- FORTIER
- SANCHEZ, E.
- HAINES
- SANTIAGO
- FOSTER
- SANCHEZ, I.
- HALL, C.
- GAIEWSKI
- SANCHEZ, J.
- BUTLER
- GARIBAY
- SANTANELLA
- HOXHA
- GONZALEZ
- GAUTHIER
- SANTOS
- JENSEN
- MUSHINSKY
- GEE
- SHAKE
- KENNEDY
- PAOLILLO
- GENGA
- SHANNON
- KLARIDES-DITRIA
- GILCHREST
- SIMMS
- LANOUE
- ELLIOTT
- GUCKER
- SMITH
- MARRA
- GIBSON
- HADDAD
- STAFSTROM
- MASTROFRANCESCO
- GRESKO
- HEFFERNAN
- STEINBERG
- MCGORTY, B.
- LINEHAN
- HORN
- SWEET
- NUCCIO
- NOLAN
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
YES: 33
- CATHERINE A. OSTEN
- DOUGLAS MCCRORY
- MARTHA MARX
- SAUD ANWAR
- JASON PERILLO
- SUJATA GADKAR-WILCOX
- DEREK SLAP
- HERRON GASTON
- RICK LOPES
- JULIE KUSHNER
- JOHN A. KISSEL
- BOB DUFF
- PAUL HONIG
- CECI MAHER
- MATTHEW L. LESSER
- PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER
- GARY WINFIELD
- TONY HWANG
- MARTIN M. LOONEY
- MAE FLEXER
- CHRISTINE COHEN
- STEPHEN HARDING
- JAN HOCHADEL
- HENRI MARTIN
- JAMES MARONEY
- ERIC C. BERTHEL
- JOAN V. HARTLEY
- ROB SAMPSON
- PAUL CICARELLA
- JORGE CABRERA
- JEFF GORDON
- HEATHER S. SOMERS
- RYAN FAZIO
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- May 15, 2026 | Senate
- Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- Public Act 26-55 (LCO)
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended
- Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- May 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 523
- May 01, 2026 | Senate
- Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- May 01, 2026 | House
- House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4544
- House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- House Calendar Number 351
- File Number 532 (LCO)
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM (LCO)
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Joint Favorable Substitute (JUD)
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Public Hearing 03/02
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
