WashingtonWashingtonLawSB 5886
Personality rights and forged digital likenesses
Updates Washington's personality rights law to cover forged digital likenesses, including AI-generated voice and image replicas.
Governor signed; Chapter 69, 2026 LawsMar 16 8 months ago
- Body
- Washington State Legislature
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- Jan 12
- In effect since
- Jun 115 months ago
- Votes
- Senate 47-0, House 85-9
- Sponsors
- R (Republican)Republican
Timeline
Jun 11 5 months ago
Mar 16 8 months ago
Mar 4 8 months ago
Feb 5 9 months ago
Jan 12 10 months ago
Sponsors
- R (Republican)Matt Boehnke
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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