2026 Regular Session
SB141
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Requiring and authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to publicly communicate correct information; prohibiting a person from knowingly or with reckless disregard creating, using, or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 12, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent
April 10, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
95 yea–35 nay · 9 not voting · 2 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
85 yea–38 nay · 16 not voting · 2 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
28 yea–4 nay · 15 not voting
Committee referrals
February 13, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444
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Senate Passed Enrolled
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House Third Reading Passed (85-38) View roll call
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House Conference Committee Report {173226/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (28-4) View roll call
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Senate Conference Committee Report {173226/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Fair, Clippinger and Tomlinson)
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Senate House Refuses Recede
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House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Fair, Clippinger and Tomlinson)
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House House Refuses Recede
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House Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Watson and Gallion)
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House Senate Requests House Recede
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House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Watson and Gallion)
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Senate Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (95-35) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Fair) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {433522/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Floor Amendment {253621/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
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Senate Motion Special Order until 2/10 (Senator Hester) Adopted
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Senate Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Hester) Adopted
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {103824/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Pre-filed