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LA SB347
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Regina Barrow
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AI Summary
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Adds "deepfake" to the definition of "power-based violence" under Louisiana's Campus Accountability and Safety Act (R.S. 17:3399.12)
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Defines deepfake as audio or visual media in electronic format that is created, altered, or digitally manipulated to falsely appear as authentic speech/conduct of an individual or replaces one person's likeness with another
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Excludes from the deepfake definition material of political, public interest, or newsworthy value, including commentary, criticism, satire, parody, or content with clear disclosure that it is not a real event
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Effective upon signature by the governor or upon expiration of time for gubernatorial action
Legislative Description
Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
3/9/2026