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Title: Establishes Criminal Penalties for Producing or Distributing Sexually Explicit Deep Fake Media

Vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott


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Title: Establishes Criminal Penalties for Producing or Distributing Sexually Explicit Deep Fake Media

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes criminal penalties for knowingly producing or distributing sexually explicit deep fake media without that person's consent in Texas.

Highlights:

  • Expands the heading of Penal Code, Section 21.165 to include “media” instead of limiting it to just “videos” (Sec. 1).

  • Expands the definition of “deep fake media” to include any visual depiction created or altered by AI, machine learning, or other computer-generated technology that appears to a reasonable individual to depict a real person performing actions that never occurred (Sec. 21.165(a)(1)).

  • Specifies that changes apply only to offenses committed on or after the effective date (Sec. 4).

  • Establishes effective date as September 1, 2025 (Sec. 5).

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Title: Establishes Criminal Penalties for Producing or Distributing Sexually Explicit Deep Fake Media

Title: Establishes Criminal Penalties for Producing or Distributing Sexually Explicit Deep Fake Media

Title: Establishes Criminal Penalties for Producing or Distributing Sexually Explicit Deep Fake Media

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