Vetoed by Governor Katie Hobbs

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that prohibits sharing deep fake porn and makes it a felony to share reasonably convincing deep fakes of a sexual nature in Arizona.

Highlights:

• Specifies that it is unlawful to disseminate deepfake recordings if a person does not consent to the recordings and are of intimate nature(Sec. 1). 

• Classifies this dissemination of deepfakes as a class 6 felony (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a violation of this act is a class 4 felony if the depicted person suffers a financial loss, it is disseminated with the intent of profit, it is posted on the internet, or it is obtained through theft (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to deep fake recording (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits sharing deep fake porn and makes it a felony to share reasonably convincing deep fakes of a sexual nature in Arizona.

Highlights:

• Specifies that it is unlawful to disseminate deepfake recordings if a person does not consent to the recordings and are of intimate nature(Sec. 1). 

• Classifies this dissemination of deepfakes as a class 6 felony (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a violation of this act is a class 4 felony if the depicted person suffers a financial loss, it is disseminated with the intent of profit, it is posted on the internet, or it is obtained through theft (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to deep fake recording (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text