Delaware House Bill 353 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Passed on October 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-10-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act provides civil and criminal remedies for the wrongful disclosure of deep fakes that depict individuals in the nude or engaging in sexual conduct. It provides the same remedies as those available under: (1) the Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, Chapter 78 of Title 10; and (2) a Violation of Privacy offense under §1335 of Title 11. It further provides that when an adult creates a visual depiction of a minor that is nude or engaging in sexual conduct, the adult would be subject to a felony prosecution, rather than a misdemeanor prosecution.

An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deep Fakes.

Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]
Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]

2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-10-09		Signed by Governor
2024-06-27		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-18		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2024-05-07		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2024-05-07		Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT
2024-05-07		Amendment HA 1 to HB 353 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-05-07		Amendment HA 1 to HB 353 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-04-17		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2024-03-21		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141103&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB353
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=36408&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55571
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56219