GeorgiaGeorgiaBillHB 986
Election Interference with a Deep Fake
Would have made it a crime to publish materially deceptive deepfakes to influence an election.
Tabled in SenateMar 26, 2024 2 years ago
- Body
- Georgia General Assembly
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2024
- Votes
- House 148-22
- Sponsors
- R (Republican)Republican
Timeline
Mar 26, 2024 2 years ago
Feb 22, 2024 2 years ago
Jan 23, 2024 2 years ago
Sponsors
- R (Republican)Brad Thomas
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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