SB 1156 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO DEEPFAKES.

SB 1156 makes it a crime to create or distribute sexually explicit deepfakes without the person's consent. It directly affects victims of non-consensual deepfakes and individuals who create or share such content. The key provision establishes criminal penalties for distributing these specific types of deepfakes. The bill is currently pending before the LBT committee after a hearing was deferred on February 7, 2025. It has not yet become law.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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Committee
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Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to LBT, JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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