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CACaliforniaCaliforniaLawLawAB 2839

Elections: Deceptive Media in Advertisements

Prohibits knowingly distributing materially deceptive AI-generated or digitally altered election content about candidates, officials and election workers within set periods around elections.

Where it stands

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Enjoined by U.S. District Court (Kohls v. Bonta); state appealed to the Ninth CircuitSep 19, 20251 year ago

Body
California Legislature
Session
2023-2024
Introduced
Feb 15, 2024
In effect since
Sep 17, 20242 years ago
Votes
Assembly 59-4, Senate 32-6, Assembly concurrence 63-8
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat
DeepfakesElections
Official page Source: Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute case page (Kohls v. Bonta) and leginfo

Timeline

  1. Sep 19, 2025 1 year ago

    State appealed to the Ninth Circuit

  2. Aug 29, 2025 1 year ago

    District court granted summary judgment for plaintiffs, enjoining the law as applied to them

  3. Oct 2, 2024 1 year ago

    Preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court in Kohls v. Bonta

  4. Sep 17, 2024 2 years ago

    Signed by the governor; Chapter 262, Statutes of 2024

  5. Aug 29, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed Senate (32-6)

  6. May 22, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed Assembly (59-4)

  7. Feb 15, 2024 2 years ago

    Introduced

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Pellerin
  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Berman