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TX SB2373: Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creat…

Effective Sep 1, 2025 Texas · 2025 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB2373 · where it stands

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  5. Effective Since Sep 1, 2025
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Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

In one paragraph

Texas SB 2373 (2025) targets deepfake scams. It defines artificially generated media as images, audio, video, text or other media created or modified with AI or other software with intent to deceive. A person harmed by knowing or intentional dissemination of such media or phishing for financial exploitation may sue for damages, profits, fees and injunctions; the attorney general may seek up to $1,000 per day; and new Penal Code 32.56 makes financial abuse through such media or phishing a crime graded by amount, up to a first-degree felony. Platforms and broadcasters are exempt for others' content. Effective September 1, 2025.

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What it means for business

Fraudsters using AI voice clones or deepfake videos face civil and criminal liability in Texas; banks and platforms may see more takedown and records requests.

Key provisions

  1. Defines 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificially generated media' (media created or modified with AI or software with intent to deceive)
  2. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 100B: private action for financial exploitation via AI-generated media or phishing; damages incl. mental anguish, defendant's profits, fees, injunction
  3. Attorney general civil penalty up to $1,000 per day of dissemination
  4. Penal Code 32.56: financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing, from Class B misdemeanor to first-degree felony by amount
  5. Plaintiffs may proceed under a confidential identity
  6. Exempts interactive computer services, telecom providers and FCC-licensed broadcasters for third-party content

Latest legislative action

Jun 20, 2025. Signed by the Governor; Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., ch. 1154

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI DeepfakesAI Liability

Affected industries

FinanceTechnology

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SB 441 Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and HB3950 Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of indiv HB2700 Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explic SB751 Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for fabricating a deceptive video SB1361 Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit videos HB3133 Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platform

Same topic in other states

Montana HB513 Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penal Utah SB0256 Identity Protection Modifications Tennessee HB2091 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title Illinois HB2123 DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT Louisiana HB178 Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure Arkansas HB 1529 TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE