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CACaliforniaCaliforniaLawLawAB 621

Deepfake Pornography

Expands civil liability for digitized sexually explicit material, including material depicting minors, and for services that knowingly enable deepfake pornography services to operate.

Where it stands

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Signed by the governor; Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025Oct 13, 202511 months ago

Body
California Legislature
Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Feb 13, 2025
In effect since
Jan 18 months ago
Votes
Assembly 78-0, Senate 40-0, Assembly concurrence 79-0
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat
DeepfakesKids
Official page Source: California Legislative Information (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)

Timeline

  1. Oct 13, 2025 11 months ago

    Signed by the governor; Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025

  2. Sep 9, 2025 1 year ago

    Passed Senate (40-0)

  3. Jun 2, 2025 1 year ago

    Passed Assembly (78-0)

  4. Feb 13, 2025 1 year ago

    Introduced

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan
  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Berman