Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1141: TO CREATE CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO DECEPTIVE AND INJURIOUS MEDIA IN THE COURSE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create criminal offenses related to deceptive and injurious media in the course of election campaigns; and for other purposes. subtitle to create criminal offenses related to deceptive and injurious media in the course of election campaigns.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO DECEPTIVE AND INJURIOUS MEDIA IN THE COURSE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO DECEPTIVE AND INJURIOUS MEDIA IN THE COURSE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 7-1-103(a), concerning misdemeanors under the laws governing elections in the State of Arkansas, is amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows: (25)(A)(i) As used in this subdivision (a)(25), "deep fake" means a medium of communication that is deliberately manipulated using artificial intelligence technology to appear to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur for the purpose of attempting to deceive the viewer into believing the action did occur and for which no reasonable observer could believe there was an intent other than to injure the candidate. (ii) As used in this subdivision (a)(25), "deep fake" does not include: (a) A cartoon, caricature, or any other communication that a reasonable viewer would understand to be a satirical representation of the individual; (b) A communication altered only to change the saturation, brightness, contrast, color, or any other superficial quality of *LJH014* 02-12-2025 10:02:50 LJH014 As Engrossed: H2/12/25 HB1141 the image; or (c) Any communication …
Sponsors
- R. Scott Richardson (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Bryant (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- : Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HB1141?
- HB1141 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO DECEPTIVE AND INJURIOUS MEDIA IN THE COURSE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.
- What does HB1141 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create criminal offenses related to deceptive and injurious media in the course of election campaigns; and for other purposes. subtitle to create criminal offenses related to deceptive and injurious media in the course of election campaigns.
- What is the status of HB1141?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1141?
- R. Scott Richardson (R, 13), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1141?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1141
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