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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1267

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Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION OF LAW TO PROVIDE THAT IF ANY POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS WERE GENERATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY SYNTHETIC MEDIA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS, THEN SUCH POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL HAVE A CLEAR AND PROMINENT DISCLAIMER STATING THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS GENERATED USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-897, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF ANY PUBLISHED CAMPAIGN MATERIALS OR PUBLISHED PRINTED MATERIALS WERE GENERATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY SYNTHETIC MEDIA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS, THEN SUCH PUBLISHED CAMPAIGN MATERIALS OR PUBLISHED PRINTED MATERIALS SHALL HAVE A CLEAR AND PROMINENT DISCLAIMER STATING THAT THE MATERIAL WAS GENERATED USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-877, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF ANY NEWSPAPER EITHER DOMICILED IN THE STATE, OR OUTSIDE OF THE STATE CIRCULATING INSIDE THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, SHALL PRINT ANY EDITORIAL OR NEWS STORY THAT WAS GENERATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY SYNTHETIC MEDIA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS, THEN SUCH NEWSPAPER SHALL HAVE A CLEAR AND PROMINENT DISCLAIMER STATING THAT THE EDITORIAL OR NEWS STORY WAS GENERATED USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Fabian Nelson, Orlando Paden, Tamarra Butler-Washinton, Robert L. Johnson III, Zakiya Summers, Christopher M. Bell, Bryant W. Clark, Kenji Holloway, Omeria Scott

Its course

February 15 to March 5, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 15 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 15Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives