SB 1742 Illinois Senate · 103rd Regular Session

ELECT CODE-DEEP FAKE VIDEO

Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person, with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election, creates a deep fake video (a video created with the intent to deceive that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality) and causes the deep fake video to be published or distributed within 30 days of an election.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Last action Mar 10, 2023
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Mar 10, 2023
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
To Subcommittee on Elections
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
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Steve Stadelman
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