VA SB571 | 2025 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous SB571

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-12 - Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Synthetic media; penalty. Expands the applicability of provisions related to defamation, slander, and libel to include synthetic media, defined in the bill. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to generate, create, or use or cause to be generated, created, or used any deceptive audio or visual media, defined in the bill, for the purpose of committing a criminal offense involving fraud. The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that such deceptive audio or visual media was generated or created for the purpose of committing such criminal offense if such deceptive audio or visual media is subsequently used as part of a plan or course of conduct to commit such criminal offense. The bill also authorizes the individual depicted in the deceptive audio or visual media to bring a civil action against the person who violates such prohibition to recover actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and such other relief as the court determines to be appropriate. The bill directs the Attorney General to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the use of deceptive audio or visual media, including deepfakes, and any further action needed to address the issue of such use in fraudulent acts.

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Title

Synthetic media; expands applicability of provisions related to defamation, etc., penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-12SenateContinued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2024-01-10SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105058D

Same As/Similar To

SB571 (Carry Over) 2024-02-12 - Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182213.3(n/a)See Bill Text
182417(n/a)See Bill Text
80145(n/a)See Bill Text
80146(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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