,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjbd,ms4     
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! 
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
to provide fur!r transp>5cy = ! use (   
cont5t t is sub/antially g5]at$ by      
artificial intellig5ce 9 political      
adv]tisem5ts by requir+ su* adv]tisem5ts
 to include a /atem5t )9 ! cont5ts ( !  
adv]tisem5ts if g5]ative ,,ai 0 us$ to  
g5]ate any image1 audio1 or video       
footage 9 ! adv]tisem5ts1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,ai ,transp>5cy 9         
,elections ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,requir+  
disclaim]s on adv]tisem5ts conta9+      
cont5t sub/antially g5]at$ by artificial
 intellig5ce  7a7 ,requirem5t ,section  
#cah ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act
 ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          

subsection3  7e7 ,special disclaim] =   
cov]$ communications conta9+ cont5t     
sub/antially g5]at$ by artificial       
intellig5ce  7#a7 ,def9itions ,=        
purposes ( ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,cov]$  
communication  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m cov]$
 communication means a communication    
?r\gh any broadca/+ /ation1 newspap]1   
magaz9e1 outdoor adv]tis+ facility1     
mail+1 telephone bank1 int]net or o!r   
digital m$ium1 or any o!r type ( g5]al  
public political adv]tis+ t-- 7,i7      
expressly advocates = or aga9/ !        
nom9ation or election ( a c&idate2      
7,,ii7 ref]s to a c&idate at any "t dur+
 ! p]iod beg9n+ #abj days be=e ! date ( 
a prim>y election or nom9at+ caucus or  
conv5tion & end+ on ! date on :i* a     
g5]al election occurs2 or  7,,iii7      
solicits a contribution = a c&idate or  
political committee or any o!r p]son :o 
makes disbursem5ts = communications     
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii74    
7ii7 ,voice & lik5ess ,a communication t
 invokes ! lik5ess or voice ( a c&idate 

%all be treat$ z a communication t ref]s
 to su* c&idate4  7,b7 ,g5]ative        
artificial intellig5ce ,! t]m g5]ative  
artificial intellig5ce means artificial 
intellig5ce te*nology t uses ma*9e le>n+
 7includ+ deep-le>n+ models1 natural    
language process+1 or o!r computational 
process+ te*niques ( simil> or great]   
complexity7 to g5]ate text1 images1     
audio1 video1 or o!r m$ia4  7,c7        
,sub/antially g5]at$ by artificial      
intellig5ce  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m        
sub/antially g5]at$ by artificial       
intellig5ce means an image1 audio1 or   
video t 0 creat$ or mat]ially alt]$ us+ 
g5]ative artificial intellig5ce4  7ii7  
,exception ,su* t]m does n include an   
image1 audio1 or video t-- 7,i7 has only
 m9or alt]ations by g5]ative artificial 
intellig5ce 7includ+ cosmetic adju/m5ts1
 color edit+1 cropp+1 resiz+1 & o!r     
immat]ial uses72 &  7,,ii7 does n create
 a fundam5tally diff]5t und]/&+ ?an a   
reasonable p]son w\ld h f an unalt]$    
v]sion ( ! m$ia4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,if a

 cov]$ communication conta9s an image1  
audio1 or video t 0 sub/antially g5]at$ 
by artificial intellig5ce1 ! cov]$      
communication %all include1 9 a cle> &  
conspicu\s mann]1 a /atem5t t ! cov]$   
communication conta9s su* an image1     
audio1 or video4  7#c7 ,safe h>bor =    
det]m9+ cle> & conspicu\s mann] ,a      
/atem5t requir$ "u ?is subsection %all  
be consid]$ to be made 9 a cle> &       
conspicu\s mann] if ! /atem5t meets !   
foll[+ requirem5ts3 7,a7 ,image cov]$   
communications ,9 ! case ( an image t is
 a cov]$ communication1 ! /atem5t-- 7i7 
appe>s 9 lett]s at lea/ z l>ge z !      
majority ( ! text 9 ! cov]$             
communication or o!rwise meets !        
requirem5ts "u subsection 7c77#a72  7ii7
 meets ! requirem5ts ( p>agraphs 7#b7 & 
7#c7 ( subsection 7c72  7iii7 /ates t ! 
cov]$ communication 0 creat$ or         
mat]ially alt]$ by artificial           
intellig5ce2 &  7iv7 is p]man5tly affix$
 to ! cov]$ communication4  7,b7 ,audio 
cov]$ communications ,9 ! case ( an     

audio cov]$ communication1 ! /atem5t--  
7i7 is spok5 9 a cle>ly audible &       
intelligible mann] at ! beg9n+ or end ( 
! cov]$ communication & la/s n few] ?an 
#d seconds2 &  7ii7 includes ! foll[+   
audio /atem5t 9 a cle>ly spok5 mann]3   
us$ artificial intellig5ce to g5]ate !  
cont5ts ( ?is communication4 7) ! blank 
fill$ 9 ) ! "n ( p]son :o made !        
disbursem5t to pay = su* cov]$          
communication74  7,c7 ,video cov]$      
communications ,9 ! case ( a video cov]$
 communication t also includes audio1 ! 
/atem5t is made bo? 9-- 7i7 a writt5    
=mat t meets ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph
 7,a7 & appe>s ?r\gh\t ! l5g? ( ! video 
cov]$ communication2 &  7ii7 an audible 
=mat t meets ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph
 7,b74  4  7b7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #cji7;a77#d77;,c77i7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji7;a77#d77;,c777i77 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] be=e subclause   
7,i71 by ins]t+ or a qualifi$ disclaim] 
requirem5t aft] a qualifi$ disclosure   

requirem5t2 &  7,b7 9 subclause 7,,ii7--
 7i7 by /rik+ a civil money p5alty 9 an 
am\nt det]m9$1 = violations ( ea*       
qualifi$ disclosure requirem5t & ins]t+ 
a civil money p5alty-- 7aa7 = violations
 ( ea* qualifi$ disclosure requirem5t1 9
 an am\nt det]m9$  2  7ii7 by /rik+ !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  7bb7 
= violations ( ea* qualifi$ disclaim]   
requirem5t1 9 an am\nt :i* is det]m9$ "u
 a s*$ule ( p5alties :i* is e/abli%$ &  
publi%$ by ! ,commission & :i* takes    
into acc\nt ! exi/5ce ( previ\s         
violations by ! p]son & h[ broadly !    
communication is di/ribut$ & su* o!r    
factors z ! ,commission consid]s        
appropriate1 provid$ t any su* civil    
p5alty %all n exce$ #ej1jjj p] cov]$    
communication4  4  7#b7 ,failure to     
respond ,section #cji7;a77#d77;,c77ii7 (
 su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4                
#cjaji7;a77#d77;,c77ii77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 1 except
 t 9 ! case ( a violation ( a qualifi$  

disclaim] requirem5t1 failure to timely 
respond aft] ! ,commission has notifi$ !
 p]son ( an alleg$ violation "u         
subsection 7a77#a7 %all con/itute !     
p]son's admission ( ! factual           
allegations ( ! compla9t44  7#c7        
,qualifi$ disclaim] requirem5t def9$    
,section #cji7;a77#d77;,c7 ( su* ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji7;a77#d77;,c77 is  
am5d$ by r$esignat+ clause 7v7 z clause 
7vi7 & by ins]t+ aft] clause 7iv7 !     
foll[+ new clause3  7v7 ,9 ?is          
subp>agraph1 ! t]m qualifi$ disclaim]   
requirem5t means ! requirem5t ( section 
#cah7;e77#b74  4  7#d7 ,application     
,clause 7vi7 ( section #cji7;a77#d77;,c7
 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjaji7;a77#d77;,c771 z r$esignat$ by   
p>agraph 7#c71 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 
%all apply ) respect to violations &    
ins]t+ %all apply-- 7,i7 ) respect to   
violations ( qualifi$ disclosure        
requirem5ts  2  7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at
 ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new subclause3  7,,ii7 ) 

respect to violations ( qualifi$        
disclaim] requirem5ts occurr+ on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,,ai           
,transp>5cy 9 ,elections ,act ( #bjbd4  
4  7#e7 ,"t ( judicial review ,section  
#cji7;a77#h77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election  
,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjaji7;a77#h77;,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
7#de-;day p]iod 9 ! case ( any compla9t 
alleg+ a violation ( section            
#cah7;e77#b77 aft] #abj-;day p]iod4  7c7
 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,ai ,transp>5cy 9
 ,elections ,act ( #bjbd1 ! ,f$]al      
,election ,commission %all1 9           
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1       
promulgate a regulation to c>ry out !   
am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7 & 7b71 
includ+-- 7#a7 crit]ia = det]m9+ :e!r a 
cov]$ communication 7z def9$ 9 section  
#cah7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign 
,act ( #aiga1 z add$ by subsection 7a77 
conta9s an image1 audio1 or video       
sub/antially g5]at$ by artificial       

intellig5ce 7z def9$ 9 su* section72 &  
7#b7 requirem5ts = ! cont5ts ( ! /atem5t
 requir$ "u section #cah7;e77#b7 ( !    
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga1
 z add$ by subsection 7a74  7d7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all-- 7#a7 apply ) respect to  
any communication made aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 take effect
 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! ,f$]al ,election   
,commission has promulgat$ regulations  
to c>ry out su* am5dm5ts4  #c4 ,reports 
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & biannually       
!reaft]1 ! ,f$]al ,election ,commission 
%all submit a report to ! ,committee on 
,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate & !   
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t includes--    
7#a7 an assessm5t ( ! compliance ) & !  
en=cem5t ( ! requirem5ts ( subsection   
7e7 ( section #cah ( ! ,f$]al ,election 
,campaign ,act ( #aiga1 z add$ by ?is   
,act2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations = any      
modifications to t subsection to assi/ 9

 c>ry+ out ! purposes ( t subsection4   
#d4 ,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is
 ,act or any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1  
or ! application ( any su* provision or 
am5dm5t to any p]son or circum/ance1 is 
held to be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( 
?is ,act1 & ! application ( su*         
provision or am5dm5t to any o!r p]son or
 circum/ance1 %all n be affect$ by !    
hold+4