Legislation - HB0525

Prohibiting a person from, with fraudulent intent, influencing or attempting to influence a voter's decision whether or not to cast a vote or how to vote on a candidate or ballot issue by disseminating a deepfake; and defining "deepfake" as an image, an audio recording, or a video recording that has been intentionally created or manipulated with the use of generative artificial intelligence or other digital technology to create a realistic but false depiction of a person that an ordinary person would conclude is an actual representation.

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Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Rules

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Cross-filed with: SB0361

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0978 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 4/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {713723/1 Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (127-10) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	4/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	4/03/2025	3/19/2025	Favorable with Amendments {713723/1 Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	3/19/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	59 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Third Reading Passed (127-10)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Referred Rules	66 Click to view Recorded Media

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