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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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. |