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Conference committee tentatively adopts New Hampshire‑style disclosure for synthetic‑media election bill; scope dispute remains
Summary
A House–Senate committee of conference on S.23 agreed to adopt a concise New Hampshire‑style disclosure for deceptive synthetic media and accepted several Senate edits, but members sharply disagreed over whether protections should cover any depicted individual or only political candidates; counsel warned of a California court ruling raising First Amendment risk.
A House–Senate committee of conference met to reconcile S.23, the bill governing synthetic media in elections, and tentatively agreed to replace the bill’s existing disclosure language with a concise New Hampshire‑style notice while leaving a major policy choice unresolved.
Representative Matt Birong, chair of the House Government Operations and Military Affairs committee, opened the meeting by framing the session as a conference to reconcile changes between the two chambers. Counsel Rick Savile circulated a side‑by‑side document showing the Senate’s proposed amendment and the House‑passed text and walked members through the edits.
Why it matters: S.23 would require disclosures for synthetic media that is deceptive or fraudulent and that could influence elections or ballot measures. The committee’s choices about definitions and scope will determine which ads, impersonations or AI‑generated clips must carry a warning — and how defensible that requirement is in court.
What the committee agreed on
Counsel recommended, and members broadly endorsed for further drafting, a New…
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