Representative Thomas pushes felony for election deepfakes, committee debates scope and enforcement
Representative Thomas introduced a substitute to HB 986 (LC560069S) to criminalize malicious deepfakes used to influence elections within 90 days of voting. Committee members raised First Amendment concerns, suggested disclosure rules, private injunctive remedies and questioned enforcement by the State Elections Board.
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Representative Thomas presented a substitute to House Bill 986 (LC560069S) at a joint work session on AI policy, proposing to make creating, publishing or distributing a deceptive “deepfake” within 90 days of an election a felony if done with intent to deceive one or more electors.
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