Pennsylvania 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 17 D cosponsors

HB 1373 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices, providing for the offense of unauthorized dissemination of artificially generated impersonation of individual.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The bill establishes a new offense for the unauthorized dissemination of artificially generated impersonations of individuals in Pennsylvania.

  • Title 18

    § 4122. Unauthorized dissemination of artificially generated impersonation of individual. (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of unauthorized dissemination of an artificially generated impersonation of an individual if, with knowledge or reason to know or believe that the impersonation was artificially generated, the person disseminates an artificially generated impersonation of an individual without the consent of the individual. (b) Grading.--An offense under subsection (a) is: (1) a misdemeanor of the first degree; or (2) a felony of the third degree, if committed with the intent to defraud or injure another person. (c) Defense.--It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b)(1) that the person disseminated the artificially generated impersonation with the consent of the individual depicted. (d) Applicability.--A person may be convicted under this section if the victim or the offender is located within this Commonwealth. (e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of the law enforcement officer's official duties. (f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Artificial intelligence." Includes any of the following: (1) An artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (2) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication or physical action. (3) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (4) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (5) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making and acting. "Artificially generated impersonation." A visual image that appears to show or represent an individual or an auditory vocalization that appears to resemble or represent an individual's voice that did not occur in reality and the production of which image or vocalization was substantially dependent upon technical means, including artificial intelligence or computer software, rather than the ability of an individual to physically mimic another individual.

    This creates a new legal provision outlining the offense, grading, defenses, and definitions relating to the unauthorized dissemination of artificial impersonations.

Action History

  1. Referred to Judiciary

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1373?
HB 1373 is sponsored by Chris Pielli (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Anita Astorino Kulik (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Dave Madsen (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), David M. Delloso (Democratic), Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), and Robert E. Merski (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1373?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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