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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a criminal offense for fabricating a |
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deceptive video with intent to influence the outcome of an |
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election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 255.004, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent |
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to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election: |
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(1) creates a deep fake video; and |
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(2) causes the deep fake video to be published or |
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distributed within 30 days of an election. |
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(e) In this section, "deep fake video" means a video, |
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created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real |
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person performing an action that did not occur in reality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 751 passed the Senate on |
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April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2019, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 751 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, |
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Nays 3, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |