2026 Regular Session
SB8
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 10, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
132 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent
Committee referrals
March 20, 2026 · House
Judiciary
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 445
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (132-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Judiciary
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Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {493123/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Pre-filed