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TexasTexasBillHB 421
Private cause of action for explicit deepfakes
Would have created a private cause of action against people who create certain explicit deepfake material.
Died in Senate committee when the regular session adjourned sine dieApr 30, 2025 1 year ago
- Body
- Texas Legislature
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Nov 12, 2024
- Votes
- House 147-0
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
- Topics
- Deepfakes
Timeline
Apr 30, 2025 1 year ago
Apr 29, 2025 1 year ago
Nov 12, 2024 1 year ago
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Mary Gonzalez
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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