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HF 2609Died when the session ended · March 12, 2026

Relating to the use of synthetic media in campaign materials, and making penalties applicable

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Proposed by the Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board · their explanation · all agency proposals

Topics:Elections & votingTechnology & privacyArtificial intelligence

Same legislation: SSB 3039, HSB 643

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2026
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2026
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 202689–2
  5. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

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  1. January 29, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee · as HSB 643
  2. January 29, 2026House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Bossman and Cooling · as HSB 643
  3. February 4, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 643
  4. February 17, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 643
  5. February 17, 2026Committee vote: 20–1 · as HSB 643
  6. February 19, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2609 · as HSB 643
  8. March 11, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. March 12, 2026Passed the House, 89–2
  10. March 16, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  11. March 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Schultz and Winckler
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 17, 2026
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. S.J. 587. Journal
March 16, 2026
Read first time, referred to State Government. S.J. 575. Journal
March 12, 2026
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 2. H.J. 641. Journal
February 19, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 345. Journal
February 19, 2026
As HSB 643: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2609.
February 17, 2026
As HSB 643: Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. Excused, 2. H.J. 326. Journal
February 17, 2026
As HSB 643: Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 326. Journal
February 4, 2026
As HSB 643: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
January 29, 2026
As HSB 643: Subcommittee: Lundgren, Bossman and Cooling. H.J. 179. Journal
January 29, 2026
As HSB 643: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 176. Journal

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