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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 5312"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 5312 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Artificial intelligence", "Attorney General", "Civil actions", "Digital products", "Internet", "Photographs", "Violations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bob Godfrey", "Brian Lanoue", "Craig C. Fishbein", "Devin R. Carney", "Dominique Johnson", "Eleni Kavros Degraw", "Heather S. Somers", "Henry J. Genga", "Hubert D. Delany", "Jason Buchsbaum", "Jason Perillo", "John A. Kissel", "Joseph H. Zullo", "Martin Foncello", "Nick Gauthier", "Nicole Klarides-ditria", "Paul Cicarella", "Seth Bronko", "Stephen G. Harding", "Steven J. Stafstrom", "Tami Zawistowski", "Tina Courpas", "Tom Delnicki", "Tom O'dea", "William Heffernan", "William Pizzuto"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-25"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8734c757-261c-4aee-9008-192b71bb0763"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "d17898bd8966ad17e06622c1939c37fba18dfb1a0a8b21c45dabe69f5d8b6c35"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut HB 5312 (2026) — 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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **File No. 532** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-FC.PDF)
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2. **JUD Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-HB.PDF)
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3. **Public Act No. 26-55** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00055-R00HB-05312-PA.PDF)
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4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00-HB.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Senate Roll Call Vote — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Roll Call Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bob Godfrey — primary (person)
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- Brian Lanoue — primary (person)
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- Craig C. Fishbein — primary (person)
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- Devin R. Carney — primary (person)
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- Dominique Johnson — primary (person)
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- Eleni Kavros Degraw — primary (person)
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- Heather S. Somers — primary (person)
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- Henry J. Genga — primary (person)
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- Hubert D. Delany — primary (person)
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- Jason Buchsbaum — primary (person)
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- Jason Perillo — primary (person)
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- John A. Kissel — primary (person)
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- Joseph H. Zullo — primary (person)
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- Martin Foncello — primary (person)
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- Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
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- Nicole Klarides-ditria — primary (person)
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- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
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- Seth Bronko — primary (person)
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- Stephen G. Harding — primary (person)
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- Steven J. Stafstrom — primary (person)
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- Tami Zawistowski — primary (person)
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- Tina Courpas — primary (person)
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- Tom Delnicki — primary (person)
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- Tom O'dea — primary (person)
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- William Heffernan — primary (person)
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- William Pizzuto — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-25** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** PUBLIC HEARING 0302
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- **2026-03-23** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2026-04-02** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 `referral`
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- **2026-04-09** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2026-04-09** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-09** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 351
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- **2026-04-09** FILE NO. 532
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- **2026-05-01** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-01** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
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- **2026-05-02** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-02** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 523
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- **2026-05-05** RULES SUSPENDED
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- **2026-05-05** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-05** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2026-05-05** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2026-05-14** PUBLIC ACT 26-55
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- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-26** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8734c757-261c-4aee-9008-192b71bb0763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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