l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1689

Election crime; create for dissemination of a deep fake within 90 days of an election.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 10, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-13-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO DISSEMINATES A DEEP FAKE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CRIME IF THE PERSON KNOWS OR HAD REASON TO KNOW THAT THE INFORMATION BEING DISSEMINATED IS A DEEP FAKE AND THE DISSEMINATION OCCURS WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF AN ELECTION, WAS DISSEMINATED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE DEPICTED INDIVIDUAL, AND WAS DISSEMINATED WITH THE INTENT TO INJURE A CANDIDATE, INFLUENCE THE RESULT OF AN ELECTION OR DETER ANY PERSON FROM VOTING; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THE SENTENCING FOR THE CRIME; TO PROVIDE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS; TO PROVIDE DEFENSES TO THE CRIME; 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

Its course

February 19 to April 10, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 1222 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 19 to Feb 2910 days

In the SenateMar 12 to Apr 10 · stopped29 days

ElectionsMar 21 to Mar 287 days

Judiciary, Division BMar 28 to Apr 25 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 19 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 14 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 21Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 28Reported as amended from EL to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 21Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  7. Mar 28DR - TSDPAA: EL To JBSenate
  8. Apr 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Apr 10Died On CalendarSenate