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CaliforniaCaliforniaLawSB 926
Crimes: Distribution of AI-Generated Intimate Images
Makes it a crime to intentionally create and distribute realistic computer-generated or digitally altered intimate images of an identifiable person that cause serious emotional distress.
Signed by the governor; Chapter 289, Statutes of 2024Sep 19, 2024 2 years ago
- Body
- California Legislature
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- Jan 12, 2024
- In effect since
- Jan 1, 20251 year ago
- Votes
- Senate 38-0, Assembly 75-0, Senate concurrence 40-0
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
- Topics
- Deepfakes
Timeline
Sep 19, 2024 2 years ago
Aug 28, 2024 2 years ago
May 24, 2024 2 years ago
Jan 12, 2024 2 years ago
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Senator Wahab
- D (Democrat)Senator Becker
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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