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LA SB175: Criminalizes deepfakes involving minors and defines the rights to digital image and likeness.

Effective Aug 1, 2023 Louisiana · 2023 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB175 · where it stands

All steps complete
  1. Introduced Complete
  2. Passed first chamber Complete
  3. Passed both chambers Complete
  4. Enacted Complete
  5. Effective Since Aug 1, 2023
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In one paragraph

Louisiana's SB 175 (Act 457 of 2023) adds R.S. 14:73.13, the crime of unlawful deepfakes. Creating or possessing material that uses deepfake technology to depict a minor engaging in sexual conduct is punishable by 5 to 20 years at hard labor (five without parole) or a fine up to $10,000, or both. Advertising, distributing, exhibiting, exchanging, promoting or selling sexually explicit deepfake material of a person without consent is punishable by 10 to 30 years or a $50,000 fine, or both, with at least 10 years served if a minor is depicted. Newsworthy, satirical and clearly disclosed works are excluded. Effective August 1, 2023.

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What it means for business

Distributing sexually explicit deepfakes of Louisiana residents without consent, or any deepfake sexual depiction of a minor, carries long prison terms.

Key provisions

  1. Adds R.S. 14:73.13, unlawful deepfakes
  2. Creating or possessing a deepfake of a minor engaging in sexual conduct: 5 to 20 years at hard labor (5 without parole), up to $10,000 fine
  3. Distributing or selling sexually explicit deepfakes of a person without consent: 10 to 30 years or $50,000, at least 10 years served if a minor is depicted
  4. Deepfake: media created, altered or digitally manipulated to falsely appear authentic or replace one person's likeness with another's
  5. Exclusions for political, newsworthy, satirical or clearly disclosed works
  6. Effective August 1, 2023

Latest legislative action

Jun 28, 2023. Signed by the Governor June 28, 2023; becomes Act No. 457; effective August 1, 2023

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor HD-093
R Sponsor SD-027

Roll call votes (showing 3 of 5)

H House Vote on SB 175 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1204) Jun 8, 2023

99 yea0 nay6 otherPassed

S Senate Vote on SB 175 ADOPT (#991) Jun 8, 2023

35 yea0 nay4 otherPassed

S Senate Vote on SB 175 REJECT (#910) Jun 6, 2023

39 yea0 nayPassed

Amendments (5)

  • Senate Committee Amendment #840 JUDC Proposed Not adopted
  • Senate Committee Amendment #852 JUDC Draft Not adopted
  • House Committee Amendment #3246 ACRJ Draft Not adopted
  • House Committee Amendment #3401 ACRJ Proposed Not adopted
  • House Floor Amendment #3871 Marino Proposed Not adopted

Topics and industries

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Affected industries

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HB119 Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created SB6 Creates the crime of unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another created SB 347 COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added HB178 Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure SB426 Provides for the Allen Toussaint Legacy Act. SB 346 SCHOOLS: Prohibits the use of deepfake material against students enrolled in K-1

Same topic in other states

Florida H0757 Sexual Images Utah HB148 Artificial Pornographic Images Amendments Colorado SB25-288 Concerning preventing certain disclosures of intimate depictions, and, in connec Illinois HB4623 SEXUAL EXPLICIT DIGITAL IMAGE Kansas SB186 AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; modifying elements Washington HB1999 Concerning fabricated intimate or sexually explicit images and depictions.