TexasTexasLawSB 751
Election deepfake video offense
Makes it a crime to create and publish a deep fake video within 30 days of an election with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result.
Took effectSep 1, 2019 7 years ago
- Body
- Texas Legislature
- Session
- 2019
- Introduced
- Feb 11, 2019
- In effect since
- Sep 1, 20197 years ago
- Votes
- Senate 31-0, House 144-0
- Sponsors
- R (Republican)Republican
Timeline
Sep 1, 2019 7 years ago
Jun 14, 2019 7 years ago
May 25, 2019 7 years ago
May 22, 2019 7 years ago
Apr 17, 2019 7 years ago
Feb 11, 2019 7 years ago
Sponsors
- R (Republican)Bryan Hughes
- R (Republican)Morgan Meyer
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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