SB 347 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)

SB 347 adds "unlawful deepfake" to the definition of "power-based violence" under Louisiana's Campus Accountability and Safety Act. The bill defines a "deepfake" as manipulated audio or video falsely appearing authentic to a reasonable observer, excluding political commentary, news, satire, or clearly disclosed content. This change directly affects college and university campuses in Louisiana, expanding how institutions address certain forms of harassment. The policy amendment specifically targets deepfakes used to control or intimidate others, aligning with existing campus safety definitions without creating new criminal penalties.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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SB347 Original SB347 Act 497 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to formally include 'unlawful deepfakes' as a form of power-based violence. It updates legal definitions to cover AI-generated sexual imagery and expands the scope of power-based violence to include various forms of sexual exploitation and harassment. The changes ensure that colleges and universities must educate students on identifying and preventing these specific digital threats.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of 'power-based violence' from general interpersonal violence to specifically include conduct involving media generated by artificial intelligence or deepfakes depicting sexual imagery.
DEFINITION

Added 'unlawful deepfake' to the definition of power-based violence, explicitly covering AI-generated or digitally manipulated media depicting sexual imagery.

Reorganized and expanded the list of behaviors included under power-based violence to clearly encompass sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, stalking, and unlawful communications.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the timeline for safety education requirements from the fall semester of 2022 to the fall semester of 2026 to align with the new effective date of the act.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2026 · House May 19, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Apr 28, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors