Mississippi Senate Bill 2437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "prohibition Of Exploitation By Deepfakes Act"; To Define Terms; To Prohibit The Use Of Interactive Computer Services To Knowingly Publish Intimate Visual Depictions Of Identifiable Individuals In Certain Circumstances; To Describe Certain Exceptions; To Prohibit Use Of An Interactive Computer Service To Publish A Morphed Image Of An Identifiable Individual In Certain Circumstances; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Stipulate That Consent For The Creation Of An Intimate Visual Depiction Does Not Establish Consent For Publication Of Such Image; To Stipulate That Disclosure Of An Intimate Visual Depiction Does Not Establish Consent For Publication Of Such Image; To Establish That An Intentional Threat To Violate This Act For The Purpose Of Intimidation, Coercion, Extortion, Or Mental Distress Is Punishable; To Stipulate That Forfeiture Of Any Material Which Violates This Act Shall Be Included In Any Other Penalties Imposed Upon A Conviction; To Require Covered Platforms To Establish A Process For Notification Of Certain Intimate Visual Depictions Published On The Platform; To List Certain Requirements For The Notification; To Require Covered Platforms To Provide A Clear And Conspicuous Notice Of The Notification And Removal Process; To Require The Covered Platform To Remove Violative Material Upon Notification From An Identifiable Individual; To Limit A Covered Platform's Liability In Certain Circumstances; To Grant The Attorney General Authority To Enforce Certain Sections; To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Is An Unfair And Deceptive Trade Practice That Is Enforceable By The Office Of The Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.

"Prohibition of Exploitation by Deepfakes Act"; enact.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
75	24	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2437.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2437IN.htm