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MinnesotaMinnesotaLawHF 1370

Deep fake election and nonconsensual sexual deep fake law

Creates a crime for disseminating deep fakes to influence an election, a crime for nonconsensual dissemination of sexual deep fakes, and a civil cause of action for victims of nonconsensual sexual deep fakes.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed denial of a preliminary injunction against the election deep fake provision (Kohls v. Ellison); X Corp. v. Ellison still pendingFeb 9 9 months ago

Body
Minnesota Legislature
Session
2023-2024
Introduced
Feb 6, 2023
In effect since
Aug 1, 20233 years ago
Votes
House 131-0, Senate 66-1 (conference report)
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat

Timeline

  1. Feb 9 9 months ago

    Eighth Circuit affirmed denial of the preliminary injunction

  2. Apr 23, 2025 1 year ago

    X Corp. v. Ellison filed in U.S. District Court, later reassigned as a related case to Kohls v. Ellison

  3. Jan 10, 2025 1 year ago

    District court denied a preliminary injunction

  4. Sep 27, 2024 2 years ago

    Kohls v. Ellison filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota challenging Minn. Stat. 609.771

  5. May 26, 2023 3 years ago

    Signed by the governor, Laws 2023, chapter 58

  6. May 17, 2023 3 years ago

    Conference report adopted; Senate repassed 66-1 (House repassed 131-0 on 2023-05-16)

  7. Mar 30, 2023 3 years ago

    Passed House 127-0

  8. Feb 6, 2023 3 years ago

    Introduced, referred to House Elections Finance and Policy

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Zack Stephenson
  • D (Democrat)Erin Maye Quade
Minnesota
MinnesotaHF 1606

Nudification technology ban

Bars websites, apps and services from letting users nudify images or videos of identifiable people and from advertising such tools, with a private right of action and attorney general civil penalties up to $500,000 per violation.

In force

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

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