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GA HB566

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Soo Hong

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes intellectual property rights for individuals over the use of their voice and visual likeness in AI-generated "digital replicas," making unauthorized publication, distribution, or transmission a civil violation

  • Post-mortem rights last 10 years after death, renewable in 5-year increments with demonstrated active public use, up to a maximum of 70 years after death

  • Licenses for living adults limited to 10-year terms; licenses for minors under 18 limited to 5 years and require court approval

  • Online services can avoid liability by designating an agent to receive takedown notices, promptly removing flagged content, and implementing repeat-violator termination policies

  • Civil penalties range from $5,000 to $750,000 per violation depending on the violator type and good-faith compliance efforts; exceptions provided for news, documentaries, commentary, criticism, satire, and parody (but not for sexually explicit content)

Legislative Description

NO FAKES Act of 2025; enact

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Creative Arts & Entertainment2/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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