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  89R563 CJD-D     By: West S.B. No. 228       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting the use of certain political advertising   manipulated by generative artificial intelligence technology;   creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 255.009 to read as follows:           Sec.   255.009.     PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN POLITICAL   ADVERTISING MANIPULATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (a) A person   commits an offense if the person causes to be published,   distributed, or broadcast political advertising that includes an   image, audio recording, or video recording of an officeholder's or   candidate's appearance, speech, or conduct that has been   intentionally manipulated using generative artificial intelligence   technology in a manner that creates a realistic but false or   inaccurate image, audio recording, or video recording, resulting   in:                 (1)     a depiction that, to a reasonable individual, is   of the officeholder or candidate in appearance, speech, or conduct   but that did not occur in reality; and                 (2)     a fundamentally different understanding or   impression of the officeholder's or candidate's appearance, speech,   or conduct than a reasonable individual would otherwise have   obtained from the unaltered, original version of the image, audio   recording, or video recording.           (b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   political advertising that is published, distributed, or broadcast   on or after the effective date of this Act. The publication,   distribution, or broadcasting of political advertising before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the advertising was published, distributed, or broadcast, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.