NJ A3540 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Vetoed on March 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-24 - Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on March 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-24 - Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."
Title
Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-03-24 - Senate - Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 64 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Senate Floor: Substitute for S2544 (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-28 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 60 N: 14 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-26 - Assembly - Assembly Budget Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-24 - Assembly - Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-20 - Assembly - Assembly Judiciary Committee: Reported with Substitution (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Assembly - Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 64 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Senate Floor: Substitute for S2544 (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-28 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 60 N: 14 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-26 - Assembly - Assembly Budget Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-24 - Assembly - Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-20 - Assembly - Assembly Judiciary Committee: Reported with Substitution (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Assembly - Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recom. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | Passed by the Assembly (64-13-0) |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov.'s Recommend. |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Substituted for S2544 (SS) |
| 2024-09-19 | Senate | Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading |
| 2024-06-28 | Assembly | Passed by the Assembly (60-14-1) |
| 2024-06-26 | Assembly | Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading |
| 2024-06-26 | Assembly | Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee |
| 2024-06-24 | Assembly | Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading |
| 2024-05-20 | Assembly | Reported as an Assembly Committee Substitute and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| 2024-03-04 | Assembly | Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-02-05 | Assembly | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee |
Same As/Similar To
S2544 (Same As) 2025-01-30 - Substituted by A3540 (ACS/2R)
