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2024 SESSION
HB 697 Synthetic media; use in furtherance of crimes involving fraud, etc., report.
Introduced by: Michelle Lopes Maldonado | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Synthetic media; penalty. Expands the applicability of provisions related to defamation, slander, and libel to include synthetic media, defined in the bill. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to use any synthetic media for the purpose of committing any criminal offense involving fraud, constituting a separate and distinct offense with punishment separate and apart from any punishment received for the commission of the primary criminal offense. The bill also authorizes the individual depicted in the synthetic media to bring a civil action against the person who violates such prohibition to recover actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and such other relief as the court determines to be appropriate. The bill directs the Attorney General to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the use of synthetic media, including deepfakes, and any further action needed to address the issue of such use in fraudulent acts.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105106D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106145D-H1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105106D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/31/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106145D-H1
- 02/06/24 House: Read first time
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106145D-H1
- 02/07/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB697H1
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/24 Senate: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N)