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COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)
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Louisiana's Act 497 widens the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to conduct meant to control, coerce, harm, exploit or intimidate someone on the basis of sex, including conduct banned by the state's laws on AI-generated or deepfake sexual imagery (R.S. 14:73.13 and 73.14). From fall 2026, each public college and university must give students information on power-based violence, campus safety and online threats at least four times a year, in person or online, and also to parents of minor students. Signed and effective May 29, 2026.
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What it means for business
For Louisiana public colleges: AI or deepfake sexual imagery now counts as power-based violence in campus policies, and safety information must go out four times a year from fall 2026.
Key provisions
- Amends R.S. 17:3399.12(5): power-based violence means interpersonal conduct intended to control, coerce, harm, exploit or intimidate another person on the basis of sex through power or authority over them
- Adds conduct prohibited by R.S. 14:73.13 and 73.14 involving AI-generated or deepfake media depicting sexual imagery to the definition, alongside dating violence, sexual assault, stalking and the other listed acts
- From the fall 2026 semester, each public postsecondary institution distributes information on power-based violence, campus safety and online threats at least four times per academic year, in person or online (R.S. 17:3399.16)
- The information covers identifying, preventing and reporting power-based violence and its dangers; for minor students it also goes to parents or guardians; it is updated with campus or local law enforcement
- Signed May 29, 2026 (Act 497 of the 2026 Regular Session); effective on the Governor's signature
Latest legislative action
May 29, 2026. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 497.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 6)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Regina Ashford Barrow | Primary |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Cosponsor |
| Chasity Martinez | Cosponsor |
| Laurie Schlegel | Cosponsor |
| Sylvia Taylor | Cosponsor |
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