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Alaska
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AK H 129
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Voter Registration
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Relates to voter registration; relates to candidate legal funds; relates to voting; relates to special needs voting; relates to absentee voting; relates to defamation claims based on the use of synthetic media; relates to the use of synthetic media in electioneering communications.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Alaska
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AK H 358
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Artificial Intelligence Usage
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Relates to use of artificial intelligence to create or alter a representation of the voice or likeness of an individual.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Alaska
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AK S 177
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Artificial Intelligence
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Relates to artificial intelligence.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Alabama
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AL H 172
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Distribution of Materially Deceptive Media
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Relates to elections; provides that the distribution of materially deceptive media in an attempt to influence an upcoming election is a crime; authorizes certain parties to seek permanent injunctive relief against anyone who distributes materially deceptive media in an attempt to influence an upcoming election; provides definitions.
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Enacted
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Arizona
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AZ H 2394
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Candidates and Digital Impersonation
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Provides that a candidate for public office who will appear on the ballot in the State or any citizen of the State may bring an action for digital impersonation within a specified number of years after the date that the person knows, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should know, that a digital impersonation of that person was published; provides that the sole remedy on this cause of action is preliminary and permanent declaratory relief, with certain exceptions.
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Enacted
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Arizona
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AZ S 1359
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Election Communications and Deep Fakes and Prohibition
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Provides that within ninety days before an election at which a candidate for elected office will appear on the ballot, a person who acts as a creator shall not create and distribute a synthetic media message that the person knows is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of that candidate that is on that ballot unless the synthetic media message includes a clear and conspicuous disclosure that conveys to a reasonable person that the media includes content generated by artificial intelligence.
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Enacted
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Arizona
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AZ S 1515
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Election Communications and Prohibition
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Relates to election communications; relates to prohibition; relates to deep fakes.
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Failed - Adjourned
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California
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CA A 2355
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Political Reform Act of 1974: Political Advertisements
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Requires a committee that creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement to include in the advertisement a specified disclosure that the advertisement was generated or substantially altered using artificial intelligence. Specifies that any image, audio, video, or other media is generated or substantially altered using artificial intelligence if it is entirely created using artificial intelligence and would falsely appear to a reasonable person to be authentic.
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Pending
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California
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CA A 2655
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Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024
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Provides for the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024. Requires a large online platform to block the posting of materially deceptive content related to elections, during specified periods before and after an election. Authorizes candidates for elected office, elected officials, elections officials, the Attorney General, and a district attorney or city attorney to seek injunctive relief against a large online platform for noncompliance.
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Pending
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California
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CA A 2839
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Elections: Deceptive Media in Advertisements
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Prohibits a person, committee, or other entity from knowingly distributing an advertisement or other election communication that contains certain materially deceptive content with malice. Authorizes a recipient of materially deceptive content, candidate or committee participating in the election, or elections official to file a civil action to enjoin the distribution of the media and to seek damages against the person, committee, or other entity that distributed it.
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Pending
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Colorado
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CO H 1147
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Candidate Election Deepfake Disclosures
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Concerns the use of a deepfake in a communication related to a candidate for elective office, and, in connection therewith, requiring disclosure, providing for enforcement, and creating a private cause of action for candidates.
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Enacted
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Connecticut
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CT H 5450
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Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Synthetic Media
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Concerns artificial intelligence, deceptive synthetic media and elections; provides that no person shall distribute, or enter into any agreement to distribute, a communication containing any image, audio or video of an individual during the ninety-day period preceding any election or primary if such person knows or should reasonably know that such image, audio or video is deceptive synthetic media, the communication containing such deceptive synthetic media is distributed without the consent.
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Failed - Adjourned
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District of Columbia
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DC B 832
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Deepfake Political Advertising Regulation
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Requires that all candidates, political action committees, political committees, independent expenditure committees and other certain entities that publish, distribute, disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the District, certain campaign materials or political communications that use or contain artificial media created or produced using generative artificial intelligence include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
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Pending
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Delaware
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DE H 316
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Deep Fakes in Elections
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Relates to deep fakes in elections; provides that, with certain exceptions, it is unlawful for a person to distribute a deep fake or enter into a contract or other agreement to distribute a deep fake if the person knows or reasonably should know that the item being distributed is a deep fake and specified elements are present, including but not limited to when the distribution takes place within a specified number of days before an election.
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To Governor
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Florida
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FL H 919
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Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertising
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Requires certain political advertisements, electioneering communications, or other miscellaneous advertisements to include a specified disclaimer; specifies requirements for the disclaimer; provides for criminal and civil penalties; authorizes any person to file certain complaints; provides for expedited hearings.
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Enacted
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Florida
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FL S 850
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Use of Artificial Intelligence in Political Advertising
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Defines the term generative artificial intelligence; requires that certain political advertisements, electioneering communications, or other miscellaneous advertisements include a specified disclaimer; provides for civil penalties; authorizes the filing of complaints regarding violations with the Florida Elections Commission.
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Failed
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Georgia
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GA H 986
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Elections and Primaries
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Establishes the criminal offenses of fraudulent election interference and solicitation of such; provides for the Attorney General to have concurrent jurisdiction over such crimes; provides for injunctive relief; requires the State Election Board to publish results of investigations into such offenses; provides that any person may use artificial intelligence generated content in any campaign advertisement, so long as the campaign advertisement discloses specified information.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Hawaii
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HI H 1734
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Campaign Advertisements
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(House Minority Caucus Bill Package) Requires any campaign advertisement that contains any image, video footage, or audio recording that is created with the use of generative artificial intelligence to include a disclosure statement regarding the use of that technology; subjects violators to administrative fines.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Hawaii
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HI H 1766
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Electioneering Communications
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Prohibits the distribution of advertisements before an election that a person knows or should have known are deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes of a candidate; provides that, with certain exceptions, no person shall, within a specified number of days before a primary or general election, distribute a synthetic media message in an advertisement that the person knows or should have known is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of a candidate; provides for a cause of action.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Hawaii
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HI S 2396
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Electioneering Communications
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Prohibits the distribution of electioneering communications before an election that a person knows or should have known are deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes of a candidate or party.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Hawaii
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HI S 2687
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Deceptive Media
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Provides that no person, with certain exceptions, shall recklessly distribute, or enter into an agreement with another person to distribute, between the first working day of February in every even-numbered year through the next general election, materially deceptive media in reckless disregard of the risk of harming the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election or changing the voting behavior of voters in an election; establishes criminal penalties and remedies for injured parties.
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Enacted
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Iowa
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IA H 2499
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Publication of Synthetic Media Concerning an Election
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Relates to the publication of synthetic media concerning an election, and provides penalties.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Iowa
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IA H 2549
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Conduct of Elections
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Relates to the conduct of elections, including the use of artificial intelligence and deceptive statements, and provides penalties.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Iowa
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IA HSB 599
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Conduct of Elections
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Relates to the conduct of elections, including the use of artificial intelligence and deceptive statements, and provides penalties.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Iowa
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IA S 2318
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Publication of Synthetic Media Concerning an Election
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Relates to the publication of synthetic media concerning an election, and provides penalties.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Idaho
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ID H 407
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Freedom From A.i.-Rigged Elections Act
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Adds to existing law to provide for relief prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications, to establish provisions regarding an action prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications, and to provide exceptions.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Idaho
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ID H 426
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Freedom From Ai-Rigged Elections Act
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Adds to existing law to provide for relief prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications, to establish provisions regarding an action prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications, and to provide exceptions.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Idaho
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ID H 565
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Electioneering Communications
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Adds to and amends existing law to revise the definition of electioneering to provide for relief and prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications; establishes provisions regarding an action prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications; provides exceptions.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Idaho
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ID H 664
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Freedom From AI-Rigged (FAIR) Elections Act
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Provides that a candidate whose action or speech is deceptively represented through the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication may seek injunctive or other equitable relief prohibiting the publication of such synthetic media; provides that a candidate whose action or speech is deceptively represented through the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication may bring an action for damages; provides an affirmative defense if the communication includes a specified disclosure.
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Enacted
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Illinois
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IL H 4624
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Election Code
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Amends the Election Code; in provisions concerning the prevention of voting or candidate support and conspiracy to prevent voting, provides that the term deception or forgery includes, but is not limited to the creation and distribution of a digital replica or deceptive social media content that a reasonable person would incorrectly believe is a true depiction of an individual, is made by a government official or candidate for office within the State, or is an announcement or communication.
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Pending
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Illinois
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IL H 4644
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Election Code
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Amends the Election Code; provides that a person shall not distribute, or enter into an agreement with another person to distribute, materially deceptive media if: the person knows the media falsely represents a depicted individual; the distribution occurs within specified number of days before an election; the person intends the distribution to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election and the distribution is reasonably likely to cause that result.
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Pending
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Illinois
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IL S 2762
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Election Code
|
Amends the Election Code; provides that, if a person, committee, or other entity creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement, the qualified political advertisement shall include, in a clear and conspicuous manner, a statement that the qualified political advertisement was generated in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence that satisfies specified requirements; provides for civil penalties and exceptions to the provision.
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Pending
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Illinois
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IL S 2983
|
Election Code and Vote Prevention
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Amends the Election Code; relates to provisions concerning the prevention of voting or candidate support and conspiracy to prevent voting, provides that the term deception or forgery includes, but is not limited to the creation and distribution of a digital replica or deceptive social media content that a reasonable person would incorrectly believe is a true depiction of an individual, is made by a government official or candidate for office within the State, or is an announcement or communication made.
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Pending
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Indiana
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IN H 1133
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Digitally Altered Media in Elections
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Defines fabricated media; provides that if a campaign communication includes fabricated media depicting a candidate, the person that paid for the campaign communication must include a disclaimer, separate from the disclaimer; provides that a candidate depicted in fabricated media that is included in a campaign communication that does not include a disclaimer required may bring a civil action.
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Enacted
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Indiana
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IN H 1283
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Altered Media in Elections Usage
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Relates to use of altered media in elections; defines fabricated media; allows a candidate depicted in fabricated media disseminated by a person in violation of this prohibition to bring a civil action against the person and specifies the relief that a court may grant a prevailing plaintiff.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Indiana
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IN S 7
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Use of Fabricated Media in Elections
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Relates to use of fabricated media in elections; defines fabricated media as any of the following that is created through a generative adversarial network or other generative artificial intelligence technology, an altered facsimile of an audio or visual recording depicting an individual's speech, appearance, or conduct, the alteration of which, is made without the individual's consent, results in a materially inaccurate depiction of the individual's speech, appearance, or conduct.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Kansas
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KS H 2559
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in Election Campaign
|
Relates to prohibiting the use of generative artificial intelligence to create false representations of candidates in election campaign media or of state officials.
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Failed
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Kansas
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KS H 2576
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Signed Statements of Fair Campaign Practices
|
Relates to requiring the publication of signed statements of fair campaign practices and providing a cause of action for violations of such statements.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Kansas
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KS S 375
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in Election Campaign
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Relates to prohibiting the use of generative artificial intelligence to create false representations of candidates in election campaign media or of state officials.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Kentucky
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KY S 131
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Election Provisions
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Defines electioneering communication, information content provider, interactive computer service, sponsor, and synthetic media; establishes a cause of action for the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication; establishes an affirmative defense that the electioneering communication includes a conspicuous disclosure; provides that the sponsor of the electioneering communication may be held liable, but the medium is not liable, except in certain circumstances.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Louisiana
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LA S 97
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Political Campaigns
|
Provides that no person shall cause to be distributed, or transmitted, any oral, visual, digital, or written material containing any statement or depiction which he knows or should be reasonably expected to know makes a false statement about or representation of a candidate in a primary or general election or about a proposition; provides that if the communication utilizes deep fake technology, artificial intelligence, or similar tools, it shall state that the communication contains these elements.
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Vetoed
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Massachusetts
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MA H 4601
|
Makes Appropriations for the Fiscal Year
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Makes appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements.
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Pending
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|
Massachusetts
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MA S 2730
|
Election Communications
|
Relates to deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes in election communications.
|
Pending
|
|
Massachusetts
|
MA S 2831
|
Disinformation in Elections
|
Relates to disinformation in elections.
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Pending
|
|
Maryland
|
MD H 872
|
Campaign Materials Synthetic Media Use Disclosure
|
Requires that candidates, campaign finance entities, and certain other persons, or agents of candidates, campaign finance entities, or certain other persons, that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the State certain campaign materials that use or contain synthetic media include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
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Failed - Adjourned
|
|
Maryland
|
MD S 978
|
Election Law Synthetic Media Disclosure and Regulation
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Requires certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media, to publish on their website or submit to the State Board of Elections for publication certain original media content; requires certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Minnesota
|
MN H 3625
|
Public Safety
|
Relates to public safety; modifies the deep fake election crime; disqualifies a convicted person from holding elected office.
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Failed - Adjourned
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|
Missouri
|
MO H 2628
|
Distribution of Synthetic Media
|
Creates the offense of distribution of synthetic media relating to elections or candidates for public office.
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Failed - Adjourned
|
|
Missouri
|
MO S 1444
|
Digitally Altered Media
|
Creates provisions relating to digitally altered media.
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Failed - Adjourned
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|
Mississippi
|
MS H 1267
|
Political Communications
|
Creates a new section of law to provide that if any political communications were generated in whole or in part by synthetic media using artificial intelligence algorithms, then such political communications shall have a clear and prominent disclaimer stating that the information contained in the political communication was generated using artificial intelligence algorithms; provides that if any published campaign materials or published printed materials were generated in whole or in part.
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Failed
|
|
Mississippi
|
MS H 1689
|
Election Crime for Dissemination of a Deep Fake
|
Provides that a person who disseminates a deep fake shall be guilty of a crime if the person knows or had reason to know that the information being disseminated is a deep fake and the dissemination occurs within ninety days of an election, was disseminated without the consent of the depicted individual, and was disseminated with the intent to injure a candidate, influence the result of an election or deter any person from voting; provides definitions; provides the sentencing for the crime.
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Failed
|
|
Mississippi
|
MS S 2423
|
Political Advertisements Using AI
|
Requires qualified political advertisements that utilize artificial intelligence to disclose the use of artificial intelligence to the public; defines what is considered a qualified political advertisement and artificial intelligence as used in this section; clarifies what information must be present in an advertisement to satisfy the disclosure requirement; specifies who is not liable for the failure of disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence.
|
Failed
|
|
Mississippi
|
MS S 2577
|
Wrongful Dissemination of Digitizations
|
Creates criminal penalties for the wrongful dissemination of digitizations.
|
Enacted
|
|
North Carolina
|
NC H 1072
|
Political Advertisements
|
Requires disclaimer in political advertisements using artificial intelligence (A.I.).
|
Pending
|
|
North Carolina
|
NC S 88
|
Absentee Ballots
|
Requires county boards to challenge ballots of ineligible voters due to death or felony conviction; requires the disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in advertisements portraying misleading or false content; requires signature verification for executed absentee ballots before the ballot is accepted by county boards of elections, beginning in 2025; expands the pilot program for signature verification on executed absentee ballots through the 2024 general election.
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Pending
|
|
North Carolina
|
NC S 880
|
Fraudulent Deepfakes in Election Communications
|
Prohibits the use of fraudulent deepfakes in election communications; appropriates funds for enforcement.
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Pending
|
|
Nebraska
|
NE L 1203
|
Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act
|
Regulates artificial intelligence in media and political advertisement under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act.
|
Failed - Adjourned
|
|
New Hampshire
|
NH H 1432
|
Deepfakes
|
Prohibits certain uses of deepfakes and creates a private claim of action; establishes the crime of fraudulent use of deepfakes and sets penalties therefor; establishes a cause of action for fraudulent use of deepfakes; prohibits registration of lobbyists who have been found to have fraudulently used deepfakes in certain cases.
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To Governor
|
|
New Hampshire
|
NH H 1500
|
Unlawful Distribution of Misleading Synthetic Media
|
Establishes the crimes of unlawful distribution of misleading synthetic media and unlawful distribution of election-related misleading synthetic media.
|
Pending
|
|
New Hampshire
|
NH H 1596
|
Artificial Intelligence Usage in Political Advertising
|
Requires a disclosure of deceptive artificial intelligence usage in political advertising; requires the disclosure of deceptive synthetic media and deceptive and fraudulent deep fakes usage in political advertising.
|
To Governor
|
|
New Hampshire
|
NH H 1710
|
Prohibited Use of Synthetic Media
|
Creates a civil cause of action for distribution of misleading synthetic media, and creates certain requirements and remedies for the use of synthetic media in election contexts; provides that a person engages in distribution of misleading synthetic media when the person purposely distributes or makes publicly available synthetic media purported to be of or by an identifiable person without the consent of the identifiable person, without displaying a conspicuous notice, and with the intent to mislead.
|
Failed
|
|
New Jersey
|
NJ S 3926
|
Fraudulent Impersonations or False Depictions
|
Expands crime of identity theft to include fraudulent impersonation or false depiction by means of artificial intelligence or deepfake technology.
|
Failed - Adjourned
|
|
New Jersey
|
NJ A 2818
|
Deceptive Audio or Visual Election Media
|
Concerns certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media and elections; prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within specified days of election.
|
Pending
|
|
New Jersey
|
NJ A 3912
|
Identity Theft
|
Extends crime of identity theft to include fraudulent impersonation or false depiction by means of artificial intelligence or deepfake technology.
|
Pending
|
|
New Jersey
|
NJ S 736
|
Fraudulent Impersonations or False Depictions
|
Expands crime of identity theft to include fraudulent impersonation or false depiction by means of artificial intelligence or deepfake technology.
|
Pending
|
|
New Jersey
|
NJ S 2543
|
Deceptive Audio or Visual Media During Elections
|
Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on distribution of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election.
|
Pending
|
|
New Mexico
|
NM H 182
|
Campaign Reporting Act
|
Provides that if a person creates, produces or purchases an advertisement that contains materially deceptive media, which includes but is not limited to artificial intelligence, the advertisement shall include a disclaimer; creates the crime of distributing or entering into an agreement with another person to distribute materially deceptive media to, among other things, mislead electors; provides for civil and criminal penalties.
|
Enacted
|
|
New York
|
NY A 6790
|
Creation of Synthetic Media
|
Provides that a person who, with intent to injure a candidate or unduly influence the outcome of an election, creates or causes to be created a fabricated photographic, videographic, or audio record and causes such fabricated photographic, videographic, or audio record to be disseminated or published within a specified number of days of an election shall be guilty of a class E felony; specifies exceptions.
|
Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY A 7106
|
Political Artificial Intelligence Disclaimer (PAID) Act
|
Amends the Election Law, in relation to the use and disclosure of synthetic media; provides that any political communication which was produced by or includes any synthetic media shall be required to disclose the use of such synthetic media; provides that the disclosure on printed or digital political communications, including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, or internet advertising shall be printed or typed in an appropriate legible form.
|
Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY A 7904
|
Disclosure of the Use of Artificial Intelligence
|
Requires disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in political communications; directs the state board of elections to create criteria for determining whether a political communication contains an image or video footage created through generative artificial intelligence and to create a definition of content generated by artificial intelligence.
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Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY A 8808
|
Transportation and Economic Development Budget
|
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the specified state fiscal year.
|
Enacted
|
|
New York
|
NY A 9816
|
Candidate Depicted in Materially Deceptive Media
|
Permits a candidate who was depicted in materially deceptive media in a political communication to seek injunctive or other equitable relief prohibiting the publication of such materially deceptive media unless certain disclosures are provided; establishes an affirmative defense.
|
Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY S 6638
|
Political Artificial Intelligence Disclaimer Act
|
Provides that all political committees that make an expenditure for a political communication shall be required to disclose the identity of the political committee which made the expenditure for such political communication; provides that any political communication which was produced by or includes any synthetic media shall be required to disclose the use of such synthetic media; provides that all committees shall keep records of their use of synthetic media during each campaign cycle.
|
Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY S 7592
|
Disclosure of the Use of Artificial Intelligence
|
Requires disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in political communications; provides that any political communication, regardless of whether such communication is considered a substantial or nominal expenditure, that uses an image or video footage that was generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence, as defined by the state board of elections, shall be required to disclose that artificial intelligence was used in such communication.
|
Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY S 8400
|
Creation of Synthetic Media to Influence Election
|
Provides that a person who, with intent to injure a candidate or unduly influence the outcome of an election, creates or causes to be created a fabricated photographic, videographic, or audio record and causes such fabricated photographic, videographic, or audio record to be disseminated or published within a specified number of days of an election shall be guilty of a class E felony; exempts dissemination or publication of synthetic media that was created for the purpose of political or social commentary.
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Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY S 8631
|
Candidate Depicted in Materially Deceptive Media
|
Permits a candidate who was depicted in materially deceptive media in a political communication to seek injunctive or other equitable relief prohibiting the publication of such materially deceptive media unless certain disclosures are provided; establishes an affirmative defense.
|
Pending
|
|
New York
|
NY S 9678
|
Materially Deceptive Media in Political Communications
|
Relates to the Election Law and materially deceptive media in political communications; provides that a person, firm, association, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization that distributes or publishes any political communication that was produced by or includes materially deceptive media and has actual knowledge that it is deceptive shall be required to disclose this use; provides certain exceptions for, among others, media distributed by a bona fide news reporting entity for certain purposes.
|
Enacted
|
|
Ohio
|
OH H 410
|
Deepfake Media Dissemination
|
Regulates the dissemination of deepfake media for the purpose of influencing the results of an election.
|
Pending
|
|
Oklahoma
|
OK H 3825
|
Elections and Definition
|
Relates to elections; defines terms; prohibits deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes of candidates for elective office; provides exception with certain disclosure; provides for certain relief; provides for penalties; provides exemptions; provides for codification; provides an effective date.
|
Failed - Adjourned
|
|
Oklahoma
|
OK S 1655
|
Prohibited Media Distributions During Elections
|
Provides that a person, corporation, committee, or other entity shall not, within a specified number of days prior to an election at which a candidate for elective office will appear on the ballot, distribute a synthetic media message that the person, corporation, committee, or other entity knows or should have known is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of a candidate or party on the State or local ballot.
|
Failed - Adjourned
|
|
Oregon
|
OR S 1571
|
AI in Campaign Ads
|
Relates to the use of artificial intelligence in campaign communications; provides that a campaign communication that includes any form of synthetic media must include a disclosure stating that the image, audio recording or video recording has been manipulated; provides that the Secretary of State may institute proceedings to enjoin any violation of this requirement; provides that the court shall impose a civil penalty.
|
Enacted
|
|
Oregon
|
OR S 1571
|
AI in Campaign Ads
|
Relates to the use of artificial intelligence in campaign communications; provides that a campaign communication that includes any form of synthetic media must include a disclosure stating that the image, audio recording or video recording has been manipulated; provides that the Secretary of State may institute proceedings to enjoin any violation of this requirement; provides that the court shall impose a civil penalty.
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Enacted
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
PA H 2079
|
Fraudulent Misrepresentation of a Candidate
|
Amends the act known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in penalties; provides for the offense of fraudulent misrepresentation of a candidate; imposes a penalty.
|
Pending
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
PA H 2144
|
Election Advertising
|
Amends the act known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses; provides for advertising.
|
Pending
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
PA H 2353
|
Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Candidates
|
Provides for civil liability for fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates; imposes penalties.
|
Pending
|
|
Pennsylvania
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PA S 1217
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Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Candidates
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Provides for civil liability for fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates; imposes penalties.
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Pending
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Rhode Island
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RI H 7387
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Deceptive and Fraudulent Synthetic Media in Election
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Provides that a creator shall not, within a specified number of days of any election at which a candidate for elective office will appear on a ballot, distribute synthetic media that the creator knows or should know is deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media; provides that a candidate whose appearance, actions, or speech are depicted through the use of synthetic media in violation may seek injunctive or other equitable relief from the creator.
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Pending
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Rhode Island
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RI H 8118
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Election Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Report
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Amends various sections of law relating to campaign contributions and expenditures including prohibitions on self-dealing with committee funds and would prohibit donations made in fictitious names; takes effect upon passage.
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Pending
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Rhode Island
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RI S 2456
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Synthetic Media in Election Communications
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Prohibits a person, corporation, or political action committee from using synthetic media, within ninety days of any election; defines synthetic media as an image, an audio recording or a video recording of an individual's appearance, speech or conduct that has been intentionally manipulated with the use of generative adversarial network techniques or other digital technology to create a realistic but fake image.
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Pending
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South Carolina
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SC H 4660
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Deceptive and Fraudulent Deepfake Media
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Prohibits the distribution of deceptive and fraudulent deepfake media of a candidate within ninety days of an election unless the media includes requisite disclosure language, and to authorize a candidate whose likeness is depicted in media distributed in violation of this section to seek injunctive or other equitable relief as well as an action for damages against the distributor of the media.
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Failed - Adjourned
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South Dakota
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SD S 96
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Deepfake Election Influence
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Prohibits the use of a deepfake to influence an election, to provide a penalty therefor.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Tennessee
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TN H 2185
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Election Laws
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Requires political advertisements that are created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence to include certain disclaimers; requires materially deceptive media disseminated for purposes of a political campaign to include certain disclaimers; establishes criminal penalties and the right to injunctive relief for violations.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Tennessee
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TN H 2501
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Election Laws
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Requires political communications to contain a disclaimer if the communication was generated in whole or in part by synthetic media using artificial intelligence algorithms.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Tennessee
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TN S 2057
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Election Laws
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Requires political advertisements that are created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence to include certain disclaimers; requires materially deceptive media disseminated for purposes of a political campaign to include certain disclaimers; establishes criminal penalties and the right to injunctive relief for violations.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Tennessee
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TN S 2386
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Election Laws
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Requires political communications to contain a disclaimer if the communication was generated in whole or in part by synthetic media using artificial intelligence algorithms.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Utah
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UT H 329
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Artificial Intelligence in Political Advertising
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Addresses artificial intelligence and political advertising.
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Failed
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Utah
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UT S 131
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Information Technology Act Amendments
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Relates to an audio or visual communication that, among other things, is intended to influence voting for or against a candidate or ballot proposition in an election or primary in the State; provides that an audio communication that contains synthetic audio media shall include specified words audibly at the beginning and end of the communication; provides that a visual communication that contains synthetic media shall display specified words during each portion containing synthetic media.
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Enacted
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Washington
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WA H 1442
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Synthetic Media in Campaigns for Elective Office
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Defines synthetic media in campaigns for elective office; provides relief for candidates and campaigns.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Wisconsin
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WI A 664
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Artificial Intelligence Content Disclosure
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Concerns disclosures regarding content generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements; grants rule making authority; provides for a penalty.
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Enacted
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Wisconsin
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WI S 644
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Content Generated by Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
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Concerns disclosures regarding content generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements; grants rule making authority; provides a penalty.
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Failed
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Wisconsin
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WI S 644
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Content Generated by Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
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Concerns disclosures regarding content generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements; grants rule making authority; provides a penalty.
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Failed
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West Virginia
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WV H 4963
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Artificial Intelligence to Attribute Remarks
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Prohibits the use of deep fake technology to influence an election; provides that a person who disseminates a deep fake or enters into a contract or other agreement to disseminate a deep fake is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced in a specified manner if the person knows or reasonably should know that, among other things, the item being disseminated is a deep fake; provides for exemptions; provides for a cause of action for injunctive relief.
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Failed - Adjourned
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Wyoming
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WY S 51
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Unlawful Dissemination of Misleading Synthetic Media
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Relates to consumer protection; prohibits the dissemination of synthetic media as specified; provides definitions; provides remedies; provides penalties; provides for an effective date.
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Failed
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