Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes

What it does: On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Makes it a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine, to knowingly or recklessly use deepfakes to spread materially false election information that harms or is meant to harm voters, and requires officials to correct election misinformation. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Special Orders · Favorable with amendments adp - ON 2ND RDG · FLA Del. Arikan /213325/1

Amends the bill to state it may not restrict protected political speech, satire, parody or criticism of candidates and officials, and states intent that claims meet the actual malice standard. (AI-written)

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