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SB 1295 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

fraudulent voice recordings

SB 1295 (Arizona, 2025) makes it a class 5 felony to intentionally use AI-generated voice recordings, images, or videos of another person with the intent to defraud or harass. The law directly affects individuals who create deceptive AI content to scam others or cause harm, such as impersonating someone to gain financial benefit or access property. It specifically excludes comedy, parody, artistic expression, or clearly manipulated content from being considered fraudulent. The bill amends Arizona's criminal impersonation statute to address emerging deepfake threats, with penalties now matching serious felony offenses. This law is currently in effect after being signed by the governor on May 13, 2025.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates new felony for AI fraud, expanding criminalization of deceptive acts without reform elements, aligning with OPPOSE indicators.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRegulates deceptive AI use to prevent fraud/harassment, protecting individuals from misuse of technology per digital rights and consumer protection indicators.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Engrossed Version → Chaptered Version · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was officially enacted and signed into law by the Governor on May 13, 2025, transitioning from a draft Senate version to a Chaptered House version. The substantive text of the criminal impersonation statute remains largely the same, though the formatting of the subsections regarding computer-generated media was reorganized and slightly reworded for clarity.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to define criminal impersonation and its penalties under Arizona law.
TECHNICAL

The bill was formally enacted and signed into law, adding official dates and changing the header from 'Senate Engrossed' to 'House Engrossed' and 'Chapter 184'.

The list of criminal impersonation acts was renumbered and reorganized; the specific text regarding computer-generated voice recordings was moved to a new paragraph with slightly altered wording, while the definition of 'defraud' was moved to accompany that specific paragraph.

TIMELINE

Official approval dates were added, noting the Governor approved the bill on May 13, 2025, and it was filed with the Secretary of State on the same day.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

20–6
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 30
May 7, 2025
D Democratic13
3 Yea 6 Nay 4
46% Nay
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
12
Committee
1
Amendments
4
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John Kavanagh
John Kavanagh
RRepublican
AZ
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