In one paragraph
Georgia's HB 478 would add Code section 10-1-393.20 to the Fair Business Practices Act. On or after July 1, 2025, any individual disseminating AI-generated video, audio or still images to facilitate commerce or trade would have to ensure the content discloses that artificial intelligence made all or part of it, in a specified readable or audible form, and omitting the disclosure would be unlawful, each item being a separate violation. The bill reached House Second Readers on February 20, 2025 and died when the session ended.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. Had it been enacted, individuals disseminating AI-generated video, audio or images to facilitate commerce or trade, such as in marketing, would have had to add prescribed AI disclosures.
Key provisions
- Would define 'AI generated content' as video, audio or still-image files created through an AI system
- Would require any individual disseminating such content to facilitate commerce or trade to ensure it includes a disclosure that AI was used to make all or part of it (10-1-393.20(a))
- Visual disclosures would have to be written in each language used, in letters at least 30 percent of the vertical picture height, visible for at least 30 percent of the media's length, with reasonable color contrast
- Audible disclosures would have to be spoken at the same volume and speaking rate and in each language used in the content
- Would make omitting the disclosure unlawful, with each file lacking it a separate violation
- Last action: House Second Readers on February 20, 2025; dead
Latest legislative action
Feb 20, 2025. House Second Readers; died when the Georgia General Assembly's 2025-2026 session ended April 2, 2026
Sponsors (showing 5 of 21)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bert Reeves | Primary |
| Bonnie Rich | Primary |
| Brian Strickland R | Primary |
| Butch Parrish R | Primary |
| Carl Gilliard D | Primary |
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