AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

MississippiMississippiLawSB 2577

Wrongful dissemination of digitizations

Creates criminal penalties for the wrongful dissemination of digitizations, meaning digitally altered or AI-created depictions of real people, including in connection with elections.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Approved by the governor (Chapter 467)Apr 30, 2024 2 years ago

Body
Mississippi Legislature
Session
2024
Introduced
Feb 19, 2024
In effect since
Jul 1, 20242 years ago
Sponsors
R (Republican)Republican

Timeline

  1. Jul 1, 2024 2 years ago

    Effective

  2. Apr 30, 2024 2 years ago

    Approved by the governor (Chapter 467)

  3. Apr 26, 2024 2 years ago

    Conference report adopted by both chambers

  4. Apr 4, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed House as amended

  5. Mar 13, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed Senate as amended

  6. Feb 19, 2024 2 years ago

    Referred to Senate Elections and Judiciary B committees

Sponsors

  • R (Republican)Jeremy England
Mississippi

Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act

Requires digital service providers to register users' ages, obtain parental consent for minors, limit collection of minors' data and mitigate harms to minors, and adds morphed images of children to the child exploitation crime.

In force
California
CaliforniaSB 1111

Digital Replicas

Would clarify that the right of publicity and false impersonation laws cover digital replicas of a person's voice or likeness.

Enacted
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
United States (federal)

NO FAKES Act of 2026

Would create a federal intellectual property right protecting individuals' voice and visual likeness from unauthorized digital replicas, with notice and takedown rules for platforms.

In committee

Change log

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

Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.