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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 846: An Act enhancing disclosure requirements for synthetic media in political advertising

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 846 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act enhancing disclosure requirements for synthetic media in political advertising. Primary sponsor: Brad Jones (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): New draft substituted, see H5094.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 846) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to disclosure requirements for synthetic media in political advertising. Election Laws.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
Kim FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Worcester
Paul FrostCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Worcester
Hannah KaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11th Worcester
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. New draft substituted, see H5094
  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
  4. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
  5. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5094
  6. Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  8. Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1
  9. Senate concurred
  10. Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source