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Committee reviews S 23 on synthetic media; seeks conference with senate to reconcile language
Summary
Members questioned a senate edit that broadened the bill from "political candidate" to "individual," debated removal of the word "created" from disclosure language, discussed accessibility wording, and agreed by straw poll to recommend a committee of conference to resolve differences.
Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee opened a detailed review of S 23, "an act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections," focusing on definitional changes, disclosure language and enforcement.
Rick Segal, legislative counsel, told the committee the senate adopted significant edits, including changing the scope from a "political candidate" to "an individual," broadening who could be covered by the statute. "Long answer is it still must be an ad that either injures the reputation of a political candidate or attempts to unduly influence the outcome of an election," Segal said, noting the bill still requires a connection to a candidate or to an election.
Members pointed to another senate floor edit that removed two words from the…
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