New Mexico HB212: VOICE & VISUAL LIKENESS RIGHTS ACT

What the bill says

An act relating to intellectual property; enacting the voice and visual likeness rights act; providing for private enforcement; prescribing civil remedies.

From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:

AN ACT RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; ENACTING THE VOICE AND VISUAL LIKENESS RIGHTS ACT; PROVIDING FOR PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT; PRESCRIBING CIVIL REMEDIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Voice and Visual Likeness Rights Act". SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Voice and Visual Likeness Rights Act: A. "copyright holder" means the owner of an exclusive right to an original work pursuant to the terms of a copyright agreement; B. "digital replica" means a newly created, computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representation that is readily identifiable as the voice or visual likeness of .233263.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ an individual that: (1) is embodied in a sound recording, an image or an audiovisual work, including an audiovisual work that does not have accompanying sounds or transmission: (a) in which the individual did not actually perform or appear; or (b) that is a version of a sound recording, an image or an audiovisual work in which the actual individual did perform or appear in which the fundamental character of the performance or appearance has been materially altered; and (2) does not include the electronic reproduction, use of a sample of one sound recording or audiovisual work into another, remixing, mastering …

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Sponsors

• Tara L. Lujan (D, HD-048) · primary sponsor
• Joseph Sanchez (D, HD-040)

Latest actions

1. January 28, 2026: Not Printed
2. : Action Postponed Indefinitely

Common questions

What is HB212?

HB212 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): VOICE & VISUAL LIKENESS RIGHTS ACT.

What does HB212 do?

In its own words: An act relating to intellectual property; enacting the voice and visual likeness rights act; providing for private enforcement; prescribing civil remedies.

What is the status of HB212?

Failed as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 28, 2026).

Who sponsored HB212?

Tara L. Lujan (D, HD-048), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB212?

On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=212&year=26