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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the use of certain political advertising |
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manipulated by generative artificial intelligence technology; |
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creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 255.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 255.009. PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN POLITICAL |
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ADVERTISING MANIPULATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (a) A person |
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commits an offense if the person causes to be published, |
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distributed, or broadcast political advertising that includes an |
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image, audio recording, or video recording of an officeholder's or |
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candidate's appearance, speech, or conduct that has been |
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intentionally manipulated using generative artificial intelligence |
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technology in a manner that creates a realistic but false or |
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inaccurate image, audio recording, or video recording, resulting |
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in: |
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(1) a depiction that, to a reasonable individual, is |
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of the officeholder or candidate in appearance, speech, or conduct |
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but that did not occur in reality; and |
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(2) a fundamentally different understanding or |
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impression of the officeholder's or candidate's appearance, speech, |
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or conduct than a reasonable individual would otherwise have |
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obtained from the unaltered, original version of the image, audio |
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recording, or video recording. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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political advertising that is published, distributed, or broadcast |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. The publication, |
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distribution, or broadcasting of political advertising before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the advertising was published, distributed, or broadcast, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |