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Caucus pulls bill on computer‑generated depictions after members raise overbroad criminalization concerns
Summary
SB 12‑95, a measure that would add computer‑generated depictions intended to defraud or harass to criminal impersonation and make the act a class 5 felony, was pulled from the consent calendar in minority caucus after members said the bill’s language was too broad.
Representative Lemon presented SB 12‑95, which would add computer‑generated depictions created with intent to defraud or harass another person to the definition of criminal impersonation and classify the act as a class 5 felony.
Representative Garcia (Ranking Member) said caucus members “still have concerns, with respect to the broad language, coupled with the criminalization pieces to it,” and asked that the bill be removed from the consent calendar. The chair responded, “Okay. We'll pull it from consent.”
Why it matters: the bill tightens state criminal law to encompass some uses of AI‑generated imagery or deepfakes, but caucus members said the statutory language as drafted is broad and could criminalize constitutionally protected expression or be difficult to apply.
What happened in caucus: the bill was placed on the consent calendar but, following caucus discussion and explicit concerns, members voted (procedurally) to pull it from consent so the issue can be aired in greater detail at a later time. No formal floor action on the bill was recorded in caucus.
Next steps: caucus members asked for further clarification about scope and definitions before supporting the criminal penalty components.
