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LB 615, deepfake election-communication disclosure amendment, died

Neb. LB 615, 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

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Withdrawn: no longer proceeding.

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As of 6 September 2026.

What this law does

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As introduced, would have amended the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act to bar a person, corporation, committee, or other entity from distributing, within ninety days before an election, synthetic media the distributor knows or should know is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of a candidate or party, unless the media carried a specified disclosure that it had been manipulated by artificial intelligence.

Introduced January 22, 2025 by Senator Cavanaugh, referred to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, and indefinitely postponed on April 17, 2026 with the close of the 109th Legislature's second session.

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Nebraska Legislature official bill history and introduced bill text

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