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OK HB2216

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jared Deck

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes an individual property right in the use of one's name, photograph, voice, or likeness in any medium, with rights freely assignable, licensable, and descendible to heirs for 10 years after death

  • Defines "voice" to include both actual voices and simulations that are readily identifiable as a particular individual, addressing AI-generated voice cloning

  • Creates civil liability for knowingly using someone's name, photograph, voice, or likeness without consent for advertising, fundraising, or solicitation purposes

  • Imposes liability on those who distribute algorithms, software, or tools whose primary purpose is producing a specific individual's photograph, voice, or likeness without authorization

  • Provides fair use exceptions for news, public affairs, sports broadcasts, comment, criticism, scholarship, satire, parody, and fleeting or incidental uses protected by the First Amendment

  • Effective date: November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Securities; Oklahoma Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act of 2025; property right; civil action; effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Civil Judiciary

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Civil Judiciary2/4/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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