HOUSE BILL 575
RS31341 / H0575
This legislation makes it a misdemeanor to disclose explicit synthetic media with the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate, or degrade. It also makes it a misdemeanor to threaten to disclose explicit synthetic media for the purpose of obtaining a thing of value. A second offense committed within five years of a first offense is a felony. The purpose of this legislation is to address the recent rise in malicious actors using AI technology to create "deep fakes" of victims for the purpose of harassment or sexual extortion
This bill will have no discernible impact on the state general fund, any other state fund, or local funds. The additional costs for law enforcement agencies, the courts, and local jails to handle this new misdemeanor crime will be negligible.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/15 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/16 | Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 02/22 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/23 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/26 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/27 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Hansen), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Crane(12), Handy, Mathias, Wheeler Floor Sponsors - Young & Gannon Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/28 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/28 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs |
| 03/04 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/05 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/12 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/13 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews(Toews), Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House |
| 03/13 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/14 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/14 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/14 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/15 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/18 | Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on March 15, 2024 |
| 03/20 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2024 Session Law Chapter 105 Effective: 07/01/2024 |