LawSignals
March 2026
Digital likeness and voice, trade secrets, and talent mobility.
| Measure | Bills |
|---|---|
| Matched to this Tracker | 137 |
| New this month | 4 |
| Moved a stage | 18 |
| Passed a chamber | 12 |
| Enacted | 3 |
| Vetoed | 1 |
| State | Bills that moved |
|---|---|
| HI | 4 |
| CA | 3 |
| UT | 2 |
| VA | 2 |
| WA | 2 |
| WI | 2 |
| NY | 1 |
| SC | 1 |
| TN | 1 |
March 2026 brought steady movement on intellectual property legislation, with 18 bills changing stage across eight states. Hawaii led with four bills advancing, followed by California with three and clusters of two each in Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Three bills were enacted: Washington signed measures on noncompetition agreements and forged digital likenesses, while Utah enacted identity protection modifications. Virginia sent companion bills on unauthorized use of voice or likeness to the governor after both passed their full legislative process, and South Carolina's governor vetoed a bill on athlete name, image, and likeness compensation.
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | H 4902 | Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation for Name, Image, or Likeness | Enacted | 11 March 2026 |
| Compensation framework for intercollegiate athletes' name, image, or likeness rights. Vetoed by the governor. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT | SB 256 | Identity Protection Modifications | Signed | 26 March 2026 |
| Modifies provisions governing identity protection. Signed into law. | ||||
| WA | HB 1155 | Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. Companion: WA SB 5437 | Enacted | 23 March 2026 |
| Prohibits noncompetition agreements and clarifies rules for nonsolicitation agreements. Signed into law. | ||||
| WA | SB 5886 | Concerning forged digital likenesses. | Enacted | 16 March 2026 |
| Addresses forged digital likenesses. Signed into law. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB 581 | Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations. | Signed | 31 March 2026 |
| Concerns punitive damages and statute of limitations for unauthorized use of voice or likeness. Passed both chambers. | ||||
| VA | SB 753 | Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations. | Signed | 31 March 2026 |
| Concerns punitive damages and statute of limitations for unauthorized use of voice or likeness. Passed both chambers. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | HB 1682 | RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES. | Enacted | 10 March 2026 |
| Addresses disclosure of intimate images. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| HI | HB 2137 | RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. | Enacted | 10 March 2026 |
| Concerns artificial intelligence. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| WI | AB 1034 | Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes; maintenance costs for University of Wisconsin–Madison intercollegiate athletic facilities; and making an appropriation. (FE) Companion: WI SB 1075 | Enacted | 17 March 2026 |
| Establishes name, image, and likeness rights for UW System student athletes and addresses athletic facility costs. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| WI | AB 884 | Relating to: who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film production services credit. Companion: WI SB 880 | Enacted | 17 March 2026 |
| Covers contractual services purchasing and technical changes to tax provisions including film production services credit. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| HI | HB 2384 | RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION. | Passed chamber | 5 March 2026 |
| Addresses student-athlete compensation. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| HI | SB 3263 | RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. | Passed chamber | 10 March 2026 |
| Concerns the University of Hawaii. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| NY | S 205 | Relates to a threat to share an intimate image Companion: NY A 2226 | Passed chamber | 9 March 2026 |
| Addresses threats to share intimate images. Passed one chamber. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | HB 2272 | Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, changes present law concerning common ownership of entities involved in the alcoholic beverages industry. - Amends TCA Title 57. Companion: TN SB 2163 | Signed | 25 March 2026 |
| Revises common ownership rules for entities in the alcoholic beverages industry. Reported out of committee. | ||||
| CA | SB 1142 | Digital Dignity Act. | Passed committee | 23 March 2026 |
| The Digital Dignity Act. Reported out of committee with amendments. | ||||
| CA | SB 1146 | Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers. | Passed chamber | 25 March 2026 |
| Regulates advertisement claims for health products and services involving digital replicas and synthetic performers. Reported out of committee. | ||||
| UT | HB 346 | Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments | Passed chamber | 2 March 2026 |
| Amends provisions on sexual abuse of a child. Reported out of committee. | ||||
| CA | SB 1111 | Digital replicas. | Dead | 23 March 2026 |
| Concerns digital replicas. Reported out of committee with amendments. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | HB 1603 | Georgia Entertainment Artificial Intelligence Accountability and Performer Protection Act; enact | In committee |
| KY | HB 813 | AN ACT relating to contracts. | In committee |
| MN | HF 4078 | Cause of action established for misappropriation of an individual's name, likeness, or voice. | In committee |
| SC | H 5420 | SC Citizens Participation Act | In committee |
| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed Rule | Publication or Submission of Quotations Without Specified Information Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes amendments to information gathering requirements for brokers and dealers regarding securities quotations; not substantively about IP. | Comments close 18 May 2026 |
| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rule | Application of the Federal Securities Laws to Certain Types of Crypto Assets and Certain Transactions Involving Crypto Assets Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission SEC and CFTC guidance on crypto assets; may touch on digital asset identification and classification but does not address IP rights, publicity, trade secrets, or restrictive covenants as described in | Effective 23 March 2026 |
| State | Bill | Title | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | SB 1142 | Digital Dignity Act. | Passed committee |
| CA | SB 1146 | Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers. | Passed chamber |
| HI | HB 2384 | RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION. | Passed chamber |
| HI | SB 3263 | RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. | Passed chamber |
| NY | S 205 | Relates to a threat to share an intimate image Companion: NY A 2226 | Passed chamber |
| UT | HB 346 | Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments | Passed chamber |
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | HB 240 | An Act requiring school districts to adopt a digital harassment and nonconsensual digital impersonation policy; and providing for an effective date. | In committee | 16 March 2026 |
| AL | HB 240 | Income Tax; to exempt compensation earned by a student athlete for the use of their name, image, or likeness from income tax | In committee | 11 February 2025 |
| AL | HB 327 | Consumer protection; production of digital replicas of voice or visual likenesses, prohibited for commercial use unless licensed, procedures established, private right of action authorized | In committee | 19 February 2026 |
| AL | HB 340 | High School athletics, right to compensation for name, image, and likeness | In committee | 27 January 2026 |
| AL | HB 489 | High school athletics, student athletes permitted to receive compensation for name, image, or likeness, subject to restrictions | In committee | 1 April 2025 |
| AL | SB 253 | Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, create additional incentive program, extend review and evaluation deadline | Passed chamber | 25 February 2026 |
| AR | HB 1071 | TO AMEND THE FRANK BROYLES PUBLICITY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT OF 2016; AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PHOTOGRAPH, VOICE, OR LIKENESS IS REPRODUCED THROUGH MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND USED COMMERCIALLY. | Signed | 26 February 2025 |
| AZ | SB 1615 | student athletes; employment status; restrictions | Signed | 7 May 2025 |
| CA | AB 2416 | Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness. | Introduced | 21 February 2026 |
| CA | SB 11 | Artificial intelligence technology. | Vetoed | 2 March 2026 |
| CA | SB 1111 | Digital replicas. | Dead | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | SB 1142 | Digital Dignity Act. | Passed committee | 14 May 2026 |
| CA | SB 1146 | Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers. | Passed chamber | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | SB 683 | Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief. | Enacted | 10 October 2025 |
| CO | HB 25-1041 † | Student Athlete Name Image or Likeness | Signed | 28 March 2025 |
| CT | SB 208 † | AN ACT PROHIBITING THE UNAUTHORIZED DISSEMINATION OF SYNTHETIC INTIMATE IMAGES OF ANOTHER PERSON. | In committee | 8 January 2025 |
| FL | HB 1395 | Artificial Intelligence | Dead | 13 March 2026 |
| FL | HB 981 | Athlete Representation and Compensation | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| GA | HB 1399 | Georgia Likeness, Expression, Generative AI, and Commercial Yield (LEGACY) Act; enact | In committee | 24 February 2026 |
| GA | HB 1603 | Georgia Entertainment Artificial Intelligence Accountability and Performer Protection Act; enact | In committee | 31 March 2026 |
| GA | HB 214 | Evidence; creative and artistic expression evidence is inadmissible at trial; provide | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| GA | HB 418 | Georgia Child Performer Empowerment and Protection Act; enact | In committee | 18 February 2025 |
| GA | HB 566 | NO FAKES Act of 2025; enact | Passed committee | 25 February 2026 |
| GA | SB 354 | Torts; cause of action for appropriating an individual's indicia of identity; provide | In committee | 25 March 2025 |
| HI | HB 1682 | RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES. | Enacted | 7 July 2026 |
| HI | HB 2137 | RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. | Enacted | 14 July 2026 |
| HI | HB 2384 | RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION. | Passed chamber | 10 March 2026 |
| HI | HB 2607 † | RELATING TO PUBLICITY RIGHTS. | In committee | 6 February 2026 |
| HI | SB 2076 | RELATING TO PUBLICITY RIGHTS. | Passed chamber | 6 February 2026 |
| HI | SB 3263 | RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. | Passed chamber | 8 May 2026 |
| IA | HF 628 | A bill for an act relating to compensation and name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes at postsecondary educational institutions, providing remedies, and including applicability provisions. | In committee | 5 March 2025 |
| ID | H 486 | COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide that covenants not to compete shall be void and unenforceable except in certain situations. | Introduced | 3 April 2025 |
| IL | HB 3178 | DIGITAL PROTECT-USE OF REPLICA | Enacted | 15 August 2025 |
| IL | HB 3303 | ELEC CD-DECEPTIVE MATERIAL | In committee | 27 March 2026 |
| IL | HB 4445 | FOIA-COMMERCIAL BODY CAMERA | In committee | 27 March 2026 |
| IN | SB 507 † | Sexual assault victims' rights. | In committee | 16 January 2025 |
| KS | HB 2772 † | Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors; enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | SB 141 † | Enacting the right to speak your truth act to prohibit defamation actions in certain circumstances. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | SB 499 | Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors, enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses and enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KY | HB 21 | AN ACT relating to privacy protection. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| KY | HB 318 | AN ACT relating to property rights in name, voice, and likeness. | In committee | 20 January 2026 |
| KY | HB 690 | AN ACT relating to contracts. | In committee | 26 February 2025 |
| KY | HB 813 | AN ACT relating to contracts. | In committee | 9 March 2026 |
| KY | SB 7 | AN ACT relating to property rights to the use of an individual's image. | Passed chamber | 6 March 2025 |
| LA | HB 157 | TRADEMARKS/TRADE NAMES: Establishes a cause of action for misuse of artificial intelligence | In committee | 9 March 2026 |
| LA | HB 734 | COMMERCE: Creates a consumer bill of rights regarding artificial intelligence | In committee | 30 March 2026 |
| MA | H 1614 | An Act relative to stop fraudulent representation of business against performers Companion: MA HD 1389 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MA | H 1615 | An Act preventing an individual’s image and voice from exploitation Companion: MA HD 3987 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MA | H 1751 | An Act concerning a right of publicity Companion: MA HD 3026 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MA | H 1930 | An Act empowering student-athletes through NIL rights Companion: MA HD 1789 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MA | H 2170 | An Act relating to protecting the interests of minor children featured on for-profit family vlogs Companion: MA S 144, MA SD 1722 | Passed committee | 22 December 2025 |
| MA | H 4832 | An Act relative to the contracting of digital replicas | Passed committee | 20 January 2026 |
| MA | H 74 | An Act relative to the contracting of digital replicas Companion: MA HD 3986 | In committee | 24 December 2025 |
| MD | HB 1331 | Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence | In committee | 7 February 2025 |
| MD | HB 1407 | Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) Companion: MD SB 1025 | In committee | 7 February 2025 |
| MD | HB 955 | Forged Digital Likenesses - Distribution - Prohibition Companion: MD SB 362 | Dead | 17 February 2025 |
| ME | LD 732 | An Act To Prohibit Copyrights For Works Of State Government | Dead | 28 May 2025 |
| MI | HB 6150 † | Trade: business regulation; use of an individual's name, likeness, voice, or image for purposes of trade; prohibit under certain circumstances. Creates new act. | In committee | 1 July 2026 |
| MN | HF 4078 | Cause of action established for misappropriation of an individual's name, likeness, or voice. | In committee | 9 March 2026 |
| MO | HB 1040 | Establishes provisions relating to the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression Companion: MO HB 1389 | Passed committee | 1 April 2025 |
| MO | HB 2677 | Establishes provisions relating to the admissibility of a defendant's creative or artistic expression as evidence | In committee | 15 May 2026 |
| MO | HB 2862 | Prohibits digital impersonation of a person and provides for injunctive relief | Passed committee | 26 February 2026 |
| MO | SB 1506 | SB 1506 - This act establishes the offense of generating, soliciting, or promoting or possessing with the intent to promote an altered sexual depiction, as defined in the act, of an identifiable person. A person commits such offense if the person: • Generates any altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without the person's consent; • Solicits any altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without the person's consent and knows or reasonable should know that the depiction is an altered sexual depiction; or • Willfully and maliciously promotes, or possesses with the intent to maliciously promote, any altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without the person's consent and knows or reasonably should know that the depiction is an altered sexual depiction. A violation of this act is committed within Missouri if any conduct that is an element of the offense, or any harm to the depicted person resulting from the offense, occurs within Missouri. The offense shall be a class C felony. Each act shall constitute a separate offense. Furthermore, a disclaimer that a depicted individual did not consent to the generation or promotion of the material or that the depicted individual did not perform the actions portrayed shall not be a defense. This act additionally provides that an aggrieved person may bring a civil action against a person who generates or who, with knowledge that a visual depiction is an altered sexual depiction, willfully and maliciously promotes, or possesses with the intent to maliciously promote, any altered sexual depiction of a depicted individual without the person's consent. A person may be entitled to injunctive relief, attorney's fees and costs, and monetary damages of $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater. This act defines a covered platform as a website, online service, online application, or mobile application that serves the public and that primarily provides a forum for user-generated content or for which in the regular course of business the entity publishes, curates, hosts, or makes available nonconsensual altered sexual depictions. Covered platforms shall not include an information or telecommunications service, email, and certain online services, applications, or websites that consist primarily of content that is not user generated but preselected by the provider and for which any chat, comment, or interactive functionality is incidental to, directly related to, or dependent on the provision of the content. No later than December 31, 2026, covered platforms shall establish a process where an identifiable person or an authorized person for such identifiable person may notify the covered platform of an altered sexual depiction published on the covered platform. The identifiable person or authorized person may submit a written request, as provided in the act, that the covered platform remove such altered sexual depiction. No later than 48 hours after receiving such request, a covered platform shall remove the altered sexual depiction and make reasonable efforts to identify and remove any known identical copies of such altered sexual depiction. Additionally, covered platforms shall provide a notice of the notification and removal process. Failure to comply with the notice and removal requirements of this act shall be an unlawful practice under Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. However, a covered platform shall not be liable for any claim based on the covered platform's good faith removal of or access to the nonconsensual altered sexual depiction based on facts or circumstances from which the publishing of an altered sexual depiction is apparent. The criminal and civil liability shall not apply to the following: • Providers of an interactive computer service, information service, or communications service that provides the transmission, storage, or caching of other's electronic communications or messages; • Providers of another related telecommunications or commercial mobile radio service; • Providers of content provided by another person; • Law enforcement officers or any local, state, federal, or military law enforcement agencies engaged in the performance of duties as a law enforcement officer or the duties of the law enforcement agency; • Persons reporting unlawful activity; or • Persons participating in hearings, trials, or other legal proceedings. This act is substantially similar to HB 2361 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN | In committee | 5 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 1504 | Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | SB 2046 † | Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact. | Passed chamber | 3 March 2026 |
| MS | SB 2220 | Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact. | Passed chamber | 4 March 2025 |
| MS | SB 2796 | Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act; enact. Companion: MS HB 768 | Passed committee | 13 February 2025 |
| MT | HB 392 | Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children | Enacted | 16 May 2025 |
| MT | HB 513 | Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use | Enacted | 19 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 3983 † | Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use | Introduced | 13 February 2025 |
| NC | HB 375 | Artificial Intelligence/Ban Deceptive Ads. | In committee | 13 March 2025 |
| ND | HB 1386 | AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 12.1-27.2-01 and 12.1-27.2-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a prohibition on possessing certain computer-generated images; and to provide a penalty. | Signed | 24 April 2025 |
| NH | HB 312 † | relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness. | In committee | 10 November 2025 |
| NH | HB 312 † | relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness. | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 1621 | Prohibits disclosure of body worn camera recordings under certain circumstances. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 2736 | Updates certain crimes to include nonconsensual pornographic deepfake threats and disclosure. Companion: NJ S 3303 | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 2819 | Prohibits creation or disclosure of deceptive audio or visual media, known as "deepfakes," under certain circumstances. | In committee | 9 January 2024 |
| NJ | A 2946 | Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification. | Signed | 12 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 3065 | Establishes civil right of action for misuse of individual's name, image, likeness, or voice. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 3540 | Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes." | Signed | 2 April 2025 |
| NJ | A 3585 | Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media within 90 days of election. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 4480 | Establishes civil right of action for misuse of individual's name, image, likeness, or voice. | In committee | 6 June 2024 |
| NJ | A 5088 | "AI Likeness Protection Act"; concerns distributing realistic representation of individual's image, likeness, or voice created using generative artificial intelligence. | In committee | 14 May 2026 |
| NJ | S 2626 | Clarifies consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded in sexual manner does not include or imply consent to disclosure of image. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | S 3305 | Prohibits creation or disclosure of deceptive audio or visual media, known as "deepfakes," under certain circumstances. | In committee | 2 February 2026 |
| NJ | S 3677 | Prohibits disclosure of body worn camera recordings under certain circumstances. | In committee | 24 February 2026 |
| NJ | S 4127 | Imposes additional penalties for invasion of privacy where victim is candidate for public office. | In committee | 3 February 2025 |
| NJ | S 4439 | Establishes protections for student-athletes and certain institutions of higher education concerning name, image, or likeness compensation; repeals "New Jersey Fair Play Act." | Signed | 22 July 2025 |
| NJ | SJR 66 | "J.B.'s Law;" amends Rules of Evidence to exclude creative or artistic expression in audio or video format from jury consideration in criminal proceedings. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NM | HB 141 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT | Introduced | 24 March 2026 |
| NM | HB 212 | VOICE & VISUAL LIKENESS RIGHTS ACT | Introduced | 24 March 2026 |
| NM | HB 221 | VOICE & VISUAL LIKENESS RIGHTS ACT | Passed committee | 3 June 2025 |
| NY | A 10110 | Relates to a personal right of publicity | In committee | 2 February 2026 |
| NY | A 11270 | Enacts the "advancing rights for talent, independence, services and tenure (ARTIST) act" | In committee | 4 May 2026 |
| NY | A 3924 | Relates to privacy rights involving digitization | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 7295 | Relates to expanding the right of publicity Companion: NY S 10493 | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 8611 | Clarifies the right of publicity | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 9516 | Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement changes to the omnibus bill of 2025 related to correctional services | Signed | 13 February 2026 |
| NY | S 205 | Relates to a threat to share an intimate image Companion: NY A 2226 | Passed chamber | 9 March 2026 |
| NY | S 5156 | Establishes the "It's Your Data Act" | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | S 8391 | Relates to the right of publicity Companion: NY A 8882 | Signed | 11 December 2025 |
| NY | S 8420 | Relates to requiring advertisements to disclose the use of a synthetic performer Companion: NY A 8887 | Signed | 11 December 2025 |
| NY | S 8721 | Establishes privacy and publicity rights for likenesses altered using artificial intelligence | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| OH | HB 185 | Regards an individual's persona usage; prohibit certain deepfakes | In committee | 26 March 2025 |
| OK | HB 2216 | Securities; Oklahoma Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act of 2025; property right; civil action; effective date. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| OK | HB 2216 | Securities; Oklahoma Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act of 2025; property right; civil action; effective date. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| OK | SB 490 | Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Act; modifying terms and requirements for certain agreements between student athletes and postsecondary institutions or authorized third parties. Emergency. | Signed | 5 May 2025 |
| OK | SB 490 | Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Act; modifying terms and requirements for certain agreements between student athletes and postsecondary institutions or authorized third parties. Emergency. | Signed | 5 May 2025 |
| PA | SB 649 | An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices, providing for the offense of digital forgery. | Signed | 7 July 2025 |
| RI | SB 3338 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD Companion: RI HB 8060 | Signed | 23 June 2026 |
| SC | H 3404 | Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act | In committee | 14 January 2025 |
| SC | H 4902 | Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation for Name, Image, or Likeness | Enacted | 23 April 2026 |
| SC | H 5420 | SC Citizens Participation Act | In committee | 25 March 2026 |
| TN | HB 1386 | Education, Higher - As introduced, requires institutions of higher education to conduct various programs for intercollegiate athletes covering name, image, and likeness; authorizes institutions of higher education to collect talent fees; makes various other changes to intercollegiate athletes' name, image, and likeness authorizations and requirements. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9. Companion: TN SB 1419 | In committee | 21 January 2026 |
| TN | HB 2272 | Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, changes present law concerning common ownership of entities involved in the alcoholic beverages industry. - Amends TCA Title 57. Companion: TN SB 2163 | Signed | 18 May 2026 |
| TX | HB 3694 | Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media and to the removal of certain intimate visual depictions published on online platforms without the consent of the person depicted; increasing criminal penalties. | Passed chamber | 19 May 2025 |
| TX | HB 3950 | Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee. | In committee | 27 March 2025 |
| TX | SB 1960 | Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee. | Passed chamber | 21 May 2025 |
| US | H.R. 8915 | NO FAKES Act of 2026 | In committee | 20 May 2026 |
| UT | HB 346 | Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments | Passed chamber | 7 March 2026 |
| UT | SB 256 | Identity Protection Modifications | Signed | 26 March 2026 |
| UT | SB 271 | Unauthorized Artificial Intelligence Impersonation Amendments | Signed | 27 March 2025 |
| VA | HB 2462 | Unauthorized use of name, portrait, etc.; digital replica, civil liability, statute of limitations. | Passed chamber | 22 February 2025 |
| VA | HB 581 | Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations. | Signed | 13 April 2026 |
| VA | SB 1421 | Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations. | In committee | 29 January 2025 |
| VA | SB 571 † | Synthetic media; expands applicability of provisions related to defamation, etc., penalty. | In committee | 19 November 2024 |
| VA | SB 678 † | Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation and representation for name, image, etc. | Passed committee | 19 November 2024 |
| VA | SB 753 | Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations. | Signed | 13 April 2026 |
| VT | H 334 | An act relating to limiting employer restrictions on individuals separating from employment | Introduced | 15 January 2026 |
| VT | H 387 † | An act relating to the creation of a property right for an individual’s personal characteristics | Introduced | 26 February 2025 |
| VT | H 626 † | An act relating to sexual extortion, voyeurism, and disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent | Signed | 30 April 2026 |
| WA | HB 1155 | Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. Companion: WA SB 5437 | Enacted | 23 March 2026 |
| WA | SB 5886 | Concerning forged digital likenesses. | Enacted | 16 March 2026 |
| WA | SB 6041 | Updating personality rights protections. | Introduced | 27 January 2026 |
| WI | AB 1034 | Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes; maintenance costs for University of Wisconsin–Madison intercollegiate athletic facilities; and making an appropriation. (FE) Companion: WI SB 1075 | Enacted | 13 May 2026 |
| WI | AB 567 | Relating to: covenants not to compete in employment contracts. | Dead | 23 March 2026 |
| WI | AB 884 | Relating to: who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film production services credit. Companion: WI SB 880 | Enacted | 2 April 2026 |
Source: Open States. Statuses show where each bill stood on 18 August 2026, when this issue was generated, rather than at the end of the period.
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