DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT
Summary
Creates the Digital Forgeries Act. Provides that an individual depicted in a digital forgery has a cause of action against any person who, without the consent of the depicted individual, knowingly distributes a digital forgery, creates a digital forgery with intent to distribute, or solicits the creation of a digital forgery with the intent to distribute: (1) in order to harass, extort, threaten, or cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; (2) with reckless disregard for whether such a creation, distribution, reproduction, or manipulation will cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; or (3) in order to incite violence or interfere with an official proceeding. Allows a prevailing plaintiff to be awarded damages, costs, and additional relief. Allows the court to grant injunctive relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
17
Committee
20
Amendments
9
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-004-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
May 11, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
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May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
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Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary
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Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
To Subcommittee on Privacy
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
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Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
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Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
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Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
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Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
lower
2 primary · 55 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jen Gong-Gershowitz
DDemocratic
P
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Gillespie
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dan McConchie
RRepublican
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