House Bill 565 Summary

• Expands the definition of "electioneering communication" to extend the timeframe from 30 days to 60 days before a primary election, making more communications subject to regulation.

• Creates the "Freedom From AI-Rigged (FAIR) Elections Act" establishing a private right of action for candidates whose speech or conduct is deceptively represented through synthetic media (deepfakes) in electioneering communications.

• Allows candidates to seek injunctive relief and damages (general and special) plus attorney's fees against information content providers who distribute synthetic media about them in electioneering communications.

• Provides an affirmative defense if synthetic media includes a prominent disclosure stating "This (video/audio) has been manipulated" with specific requirements for display duration and audio intervals.

• Establishes that information content providers are liable rather than media platforms disseminating the content, except when platforms remove required disclosures or alter content to create synthetic media.