Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 4 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 566 — NO FAKES Act of 2025; enact

Last action — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "NO FAKES Act of 2025"; to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; to provide for the characteristics of a right to use the voice or visual likeness in a digital replica; to provide for licensing and transferability of a right; to require the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of designated agents; to provide for civil liability for the unauthorized use of a digital replica; to provide for penalties; to bar liability arising from retroactive application of this Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  2. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  3. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. House Second Readers

  5. House First Readers

  6. House Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 241 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

civil-rights technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 566 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "NO FAKES Act of 2025"; to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; to provide for the characteristics of a right to use the voice or visual likeness in a digital replica; to provide for licensing and transferability of a right; to require the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of designated agents; to provide for civil liability for the unauthorized use of a digital replica; to provide for penalties; to bar liability arising from retroactive application of this Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 566?
HB 566 is sponsored by Eric Bell (Democrat), Stan Gunter (Republican), Spencer Frye (Democrat), Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), and Soo Hong (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 566?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 566?
Track HB 566 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 566

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 566

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →