Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Technology Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 768
"Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act of 2025"; enact to expand protections against artificial intelligence deep fakes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "ENSURING LIKENESS, VOICE AND IMAGE SECURITY (ELVIS) ACT OF 2025"; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO STIPULATE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A PROPERTY RIGHT IN THE USE OF THAT INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, PHOTOGRAPH, VOICE OR LIKENESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROTECTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS' SAID PROPERTY RIGHTS; TO STIPULATE THAT PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT ARE EXCLUSIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL; TO IMPLEMENT COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION GUIDELINES; TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION UPON VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO STIPULATE THAT VIOLATION OF THIS ACT IS A MISDEMEANOR; TO DESCRIBE THE ABILITIES OF THE COURT IN CASES CONCERNING THIS ACT; TO ALLOW THE COURT TO GRANT INJUNCTIONS; TO DESCRIBE REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ACT; TO DESCRIBE FAIR USE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 4, 2025, 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 RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 days
TechnologyJan 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 days
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 Jan 16 – Feb 4
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Technology and on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Technology;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives