1,595 bills236 enacted52 jurisdictions with billsupdated 2026-09-08 · weekly
BillTitleStatusLast action
HB7158U.S. CongressExpanding AI Voices Act Expanding AI Voices through Capacity Building ActEducation useStudies, task forces & definitionsLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedJan 20, 2026H4832MassachusettsRelative to the contracting of digital replicasLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedJan 20, 2026HB184MarylandCriminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake RepresentationsDeepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Criminal justice & policingLiability & private right of actionIntroducedJan 16, 2026S08721New YorkCreates penalties for likenesses altered or created by artificial intelligence being used for commercial gain; establishes a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination of still or video images generated by artificial intelligence.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Liability & private right of actionDeepfakes & synthetic mediaIntroducedJan 7, 2026A08611New YorkClarifies the right of publicity including the definitions of who and what qualifies as a digital replica; provides guidance as to digital replicas that do not violate an individual or deceased individual's right to publicity; expands the statute of limitations for an action brought for violating an individual's right to publicity.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Studies, task forces & definitionsIntroducedJan 7, 2026A00235New YorkRequires the owner, licensee or operator of a visual or audio generative artificial intelligence system to take steps to prohibit its users from creating unauthorized realistic depictions of public officials.Generative AI & foundation modelsDeepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedJan 7, 2026H74MassachusettsRelative to the contracting of digital replicasLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedDec 24, 2025S08391New YorkRelates to the right of publicity; amends the definitions of "deceased performer", "deceased personality" and "digital replica" in relation to the right of publicity; relates to the use of a deceased performer's digital replica without authorization by the applicable right holder.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Studies, task forces & definitionsPassed / EnactedDec 11, 2025B26-0524District of ColumbiaDistribution of False Sexual Imagery Prohibition Amendment Act of 2025Deepfakes & synthetic mediaChild safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Criminal justice & policingIntroducedDec 5, 2025SB3354U.S. CongressQUIET Act Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications ActConsumer protection & disclosureDeepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Liability & private right of actionIntroducedDec 4, 2025S243MassachusettsRequiring consumer notification for chatbot systemsConsumer protection & disclosureLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedNov 19, 2025HB3851IllinoisSCH CD-CYBER-BULLYINGDeepfakes & synthetic mediaChild safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Education useGenerative AI & foundation modelsLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Studies, task forces & definitionsPassed / EnactedAug 15, 2025HB3178IllinoisDIGITAL PROTECT-USE OF REPLICALikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Passed / EnactedAug 15, 2025SB2455U.S. CongressTRAIN Act Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks ActLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Generative AI & foundation modelsData privacy & training dataConsumer protection & disclosureIntroducedJul 24, 2025LD109MaineResolve, Directing the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists from Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence Companies and Users and to Monitor Educational UseStudies, task forces & definitionsLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Education usePassed / EnactedJul 8, 2025A08882New YorkRelates to the right of publicity; amends the definitions of "deceased performer", "deceased personality" and "digital replica" in relation to the right of publicity; relates to the use of a deceased performer's digital replica without authorization by the applicable right holder.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Studies, task forces & definitionsIntroducedJun 17, 2025HR81PennsylvaniaUrging the Congress of the United States to amend 17 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 107 to protect creative workers against displacement by artificial intelligence technology.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedJun 11, 2025SB1960TexasRelating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Deepfakes & synthetic mediaEngrossedMay 21, 2025HB1299TennesseeAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Liability & private right of actionCriminal justice & policingPassed / EnactedMay 15, 2025SB1346TennesseeAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Criminal justice & policingPassed / EnactedMay 15, 2025HB3950TexasRelating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee.Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Liability & private right of actionIntroducedMar 27, 2025SB0271UtahUnauthorized Artificial Intelligence Impersonation AmendmentsDeepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Passed / EnactedMar 27, 2025HB185OhioRegards an individual's persona usage; prohibit certain deepfakesDeepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedMar 26, 2025SB1025MarylandCommercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act)Likeness & IP (name/image/voice)Deepfakes & synthetic mediaIntroducedMar 4, 2025H0388VermontAn act relating to the protection of an individual’s digital replicaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)IntroducedFeb 26, 2025