In one paragraph
Illinois' SB 3171 (101st General Assembly, 2019-2020) would have added Section 29-21 to the Election Code. A person would commit a Class A misdemeanor by creating a deep fake video, with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election, and causing it to be published or distributed within 30 days of an election. Introduced February 11, 2020 by Sen. Stadelman; it did not pass, and the session ended January 13, 2021 (Session Sine Die).
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass and never became law. Had it passed, anyone creating and distributing election-period deep fake videos with intent to injure a candidate or sway an election would have faced a misdemeanor.
Key provisions
- Would define a deep fake video as a video created with the intent to deceive that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality
- Would make it a Class A misdemeanor, with intent to injure a candidate or influence an election result, to create a deep fake video and cause it to be published or distributed within 30 days of an election
- Would add new Section 29-21 to the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/29-21)
- Status: referred to the Senate Executive Committee and its Subcommittee on Election Law in February 2020, re-referred to Assignments April 12, 2020; session ended January 13, 2021 without passage
Latest legislative action
Jan 13, 2021. Session Sine Die
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