HB119Louisiana2026 sessionPassed / Enacted
Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Plain-language summary
Establishes criminal liability for unlawful conduct involving images of another person created using artificial intelligence, such as fabricated deepfake images. The bill defines offenses and penalties related to AI-generated imagery of individuals.
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History
Feb 13, 2026
HPrefiled.
Feb 13, 2026
HUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Feb 13, 2026
HFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
Mar 9, 2026
HRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Mar 18, 2026
HReported with amendments (12-0).
Mar 23, 2026
HRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Mar 23, 2026
HScheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
Mar 24, 2026
HRead by title, returned to the calendar.
Mar 24, 2026
HNotice given.
Mar 24, 2026
HScheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
Mar 30, 2026
HCalled from the calendar.
Mar 30, 2026
HRead by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
Mar 30, 2026
HCalled from the calendar.
Mar 30, 2026
HRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Mar 31, 2026
SReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 1, 2026
SRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Apr 14, 2026
SReported favorably.
Apr 15, 2026
SRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Apr 20, 2026
SReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Apr 27, 2026
SSenate floor amendments read and adopted.
Apr 27, 2026
SRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 19, 2026
SRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
May 19, 2026
SSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 20, 2026
HReceived from the Senate with amendments.
May 25, 2026
HScheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
May 26, 2026
HRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
May 26, 2026
SNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
May 26, 2026
SSenate conference committee members appointed: Hodges, Morris, and Kleinpeter.
May 26, 2026
HNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
May 27, 2026
HHouse conferees appointed: Fontenot, Villio, and Boyer.
May 27, 2026
SNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
May 31, 2026
HConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
May 31, 2026
SConference committee report received.
May 31, 2026
HScheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
Jun 1, 2026
HConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Jun 1, 2026
SNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Jun 1, 2026
SConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
Jun 1, 2026
HNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Jun 1, 2026
HEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Jun 1, 2026
SSigned by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Jun 4, 2026
HSent to the Governor for executive approval.
Jun 9, 2026
HSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782.
Jun 9, 2026
HEffective date: 08/01/2026.
Progress
Introduced
Engrossed
Enrolled
Passed
Signed into lawJun 9, 2026
Sponsors
BF
Rep. Bryan Fontenot (R)Prime sponsor
AK
Rep. Alonzo Knox (D)
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