TO ESTABLISH THE DISRUPT EXPLICIT FORGED IMAGES AND NONCONSENSUAL EDITS ACT OF 2025; AND TO CLARIFY THE RIGHTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AFFECTED BY NONCONSENSUAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING INTIMATE DIGITAL FORGERIES.

HB 1823, known as the "Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Nonconsensual Edits Act of 2025," aimed to establish a new legal framework in Arkansas to protect individuals from the nonconsensual use of their intimate visual depictions. It would have created a civil right of action, allowing individuals to sue those who disclose their intimate visual depictions without consent, or who create, possess with intent to disclose, or distribute "digital forgeries" depicting them without their consent. A "digital forgery" is defined as an intimate visual depiction created using technology like artificial intelligence to appear authentic. Affected individuals could seek financial damages, attorney's fees, and court orders to stop the display or disclosure of these images, with provisions for privacy protection during legal proceedings.