Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB3133: Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:
AN ACT relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 120, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Section 120.1001 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec. 120.1001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Deep fake material" means visual material, ] [ADDED: created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real ] [ADDED: person performing an action that did not occur in reality.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Explicit deep fake material" means deep fake ] [ADDED: material that appears to depict a real person engaging in sexual ] [ADDED: conduct or other conduct resulting in the exposure of the person's ] [ADDED: intimate parts.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Intimate parts," "sexual conduct," and "visual ] [ADDED: material" have the meanings assigned by Section 21.16, Penal Code.] SECTION 2. Section 120.101, Business & Commerce Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 120.101. COMPLAINT SYSTEM. A social media platform shall provide an easily accessible complaint system to enable a user to submit a complaint in good faith and track the status of the complaint, including a complaint [[DELETED: or]] (2)[ or] [ADDED: (3)]a decision made by the social media platform to remove content posted by …
Sponsors
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092) · primary sponsor
- Angie Button (R, HD-112)
- James Talarico (D, HD-052)
- Caroline Harris Davila (R, HD-052)
- Caroline Fairly (R, HD-087)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148)
- Jared Patterson (R, HD-106)
- Joanne Shofner (R, HD-011)
- Joan Huffman (R, SD-017)
- Juan Hinojosa (D, SD-020)
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#4019)
Votes
- Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- State Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4019 (May 29, 2025): 119 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 26, 2025): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 26, 2025): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1334 (May 2, 2025): 122 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business & Commerce--General, Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual, Minors--Health & Safety, Business & Commerce--Trade Practices, Minors--Crimes Against, INTERNET, Artificial Intelligence (IQ7C5), Electronic Information Systems
Common questions
- What is HB3133?
- HB3133 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
- What does HB3133 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
- What is the status of HB3133?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3133?
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3133?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB03133
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