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A11646Introduced in the Assembly

Provides that any person, firm, association, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization found guilty of knowingly disseminating or publishing media without the consent of the person depicted and who knew or should have known that it was materially deceptive shall forfeit to the state board of elections a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each and every offense and three times the total amount spent on creating and promoting the materially deceptive media.

IntroducedAssembly Election Law

Introduced by Sarahana Shrestha, District 103

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Provides that any person, firm, association, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization found guilty of knowingly disseminating or publishing media without the consent of the person depicted and who knew or should have known that it was materially deceptive shall forfeit to the state board of elections a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each and every offense and three times the total amount spent on creating and promoting the materially deceptive media.

Where it stands

referred to election law

July 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. referred to election law

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