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Committee defers deep-fakes bill (SB1156) after Attorney General cites existing statute
2250049 · February 4, 2025
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Summary
The committee deferred SB1156, which would create the crime of unlawful creation/distribution of explicit deepfakes; the Deputy Attorney General said existing statute (HRS 711‑1109) already criminalizes creating images/videos of composite fictitious persons and covers AI-generated content.
Senate Bill 1156, a proposal to establish the crime of unlawful creation or distribution of explicit deepfakes, was deferred by the Senate Committee on Labor and Technology on Feb. 7.
Deputy Attorney General Albert Cook told the committee that the State’s existing criminal…
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