AZ SB1336: Deepfake recordings or images

In one paragraph

Vetoed. Arizona's SB 1336 (2024) would have added A.R.S. § 13-3508, making it a crime to intentionally disseminate a deepfake recording or image that realistically depicts an identifiable person's intimate parts (real or generated by synthetic media) or the person engaging in a sexual act, when the person who created and disseminated it knew or reasonably should have known the person did not consent. It would have been a class 6 felony, or a class 4 felony in cases such as posting it online, intent to profit or harass, or a prior conviction. The Governor vetoed it May 29, 2024, calling it duplicative of SB 1078.

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What it means for business

None: the bill was vetoed and never became law. It would have made creating and disseminating nonconsensual sexual deepfakes a felony, while shielding interactive computer services from liability for content created by others.

Key provisions

1. 1Would have made it unlawful to intentionally disseminate a deepfake recording or image if the person who intentionally created and disseminated it knew or reasonably should have known that the depicted individual did not consent
2. 2Covered content: realistic depictions of another person's intimate parts presented as the depicted individual's, intimate parts generated by synthetic media presented as the depicted individual's, or the depicted individual engaging in a sexual act; the individual had to be identifiable from the image, by the individual, or from personal information displayed with it
3. 3Deepfake recording or image: a recording, film, image or photograph (or a technological representation substantially derived from one) that appears to authentically depict speech or conduct the individual did not engage in, produced substantially by technical means rather than impersonation
4. 4Class 6 felony; class 4 felony if the depicted person suffered financial loss, or the person acted with intent to profit or to harass, maintained a website or app to disseminate it, posted it on a website, obtained it by theft, criminal trespass, computer tampering or unauthorized computer access, or had a prior conviction
5. 5Interactive computer services would not have been liable for content created or developed by another person or entity
6. 6Passed the House (40-17, May 15, 2024) and the Senate on final reading (17-9, May 22, 2024); vetoed May 29, 2024, with a veto message saying it significantly overlapped with SB 1078 and was duplicative

Latest legislative action

May 29, 2024. Vetoed by Governor

Sponsors (showing 5 of 20)

Roll call votes

Amendments (2)

• HOUSE - Judiciary Adopted 2024-03-20
• HOUSE - Judiciary Not adopted 2024-03-19