Relating to criminalizing the use of deep fakes
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2024
Last action Feb 28, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
95–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 99
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican88
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 334)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
To House Artificial Intelligence
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jarred Cannon
RRepublican
Co
Adam Burkhammer
RRepublican
Co
David Kelly
RRepublican
Co
Geno Chiarelli
RRepublican
Co
J.B. Akers
RRepublican
Co
Jonathan Pinson
RRepublican
Co
Jordan Maynor
RRepublican
Co
Josh Holstein
RRepublican
Co
Kayla Young
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Kimble
RRepublican
Co
Wayne Clark
RRepublican
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