NO FAKES Act of 2025; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "NO FAKES Act of 2025"; to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; to provide for the characteristics of a right to use the voice or visual likeness in a digital replica; to provide for licensing and transferability of a right; to require the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of designated agents; to provide for civil liability for the unauthorized use of a digital replica; to provide for penalties; to bar liability arising from retroactive application of this Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2026
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What changed between versions
LC 59 0126S/hs
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LC 64 0076S/hs
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MODERATE
The bill was updated from the 2025 version to the 2026 version with significant changes to definitions and scope. The most notable change is the addition of a new definition for 'digital fingerprint' to help identify digital content, and the expansion of what constitutes an 'online service' to include more platforms like search engines and cloud storage. The definition of 'digital replica' remains largely the same, but the overall structure of the bill was reorganized with new section numbering.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include more types of online services and platforms under the definition of 'online service', and a new definition for 'digital fingerprint' was added to clarify how digital content can be identified and tracked.
DEFINITION
Added a new definition for 'digital fingerprint' as an electronic identifier used to uniquely identify digital content.
Expanded the definition of 'online service' to include search engines, cloud storage, web hosting, and other interactive computer services that provide public access to user-uploaded material.
Updated the definition of 'digital replica' to clarify what constitutes a digital representation of a person's voice or visual likeness.
TIMELINE
Changed the bill's effective year from 2025 to 2026 throughout the document.
REQUIREMENT
Added requirements for protecting post-mortem intellectual property rights and violations related to unauthorized use of digital replicas.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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