Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1529: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL CREATION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL.

Enacted Last action April 17, 2025: Notification that HB1529 is now Act 827

Plain-language summary

HB 1529 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL CREATION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL. Primary sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Stephen Meeks (Republican). It lists 38 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Notification that HB1529 is now Act 827.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Clint Penzo (Republican); Stephen Meeks (Republican). 38 co-sponsors.