# Connecticut HB 05312: 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.

Connecticut HB 05312, 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., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Judiciary Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05312
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- 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.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Judiciary Committee
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: judiciary
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Victims can sue over synthetic intimate images: benefit, medium. Starting October 1, 2026, a person harmed by unlawful sharing of a synthetically created intimate image can sue in Connecticut Superior Court. The defendant must have knowingly shared it, by electronic or other means, intending to harm that person. The person can seek an order stopping further shar…
- Platforms must remove reported synthetic intimate images: benefit, low. Starting October 1, 2026, covered platforms must provide a clear, plain-language way for a harmed person or the attorney general to request removal. A valid request needs a signature from the person or an authorized representative, enough information to find the image, a brief statement that it was…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Judiciary Committee
- Cosponsor: Bob Godfrey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Lanoue (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig C. Fishbein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Devin R. Carney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dominique Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather S. Somers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Henry J. Genga (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hubert D. Delany (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Buchsbaum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Perillo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John A. Kissel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martin Foncello (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Klarides-Ditria (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Cicarella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Seth Bronko (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen G. Harding (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Stafstrom (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tami Zawistowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Courpas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom O'Dea (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Heffernan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Pizzuto (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 351 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | House Roll Call Vote 180 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-55, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00055-R00HB-05312-PA.PDF)
- File No. 532, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-FC.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 532: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5312, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 532: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4544 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05312-R00LCO04544-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5312, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4544): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 180 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00180-R00HB05312-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4544 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05312-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00JUD-CV61-TS.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 351: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00351-R00HB05312-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-55: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00055-R02HB-05312-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-55 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00055-R00HB-05312-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 532 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-FC.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 532 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5312, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 532 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05312-R000532-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4544 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05312-R00LCO04544-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5312, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4544) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05312-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 180 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00180-R00HB05312-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4544 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05312-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05312-R00JUD-CV61-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 351 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00351-R00HB05312-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-55 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00055-R02HB-05312-SUM.PDF)

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- [HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05340-2026)
- [HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05153-2026)
- [SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00475-2026)
- [SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00488-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05312-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).