VirginiaDigital Content Authenticity and Transparency Act; established, civil penalty.
What it does
Digital Content Authenticity and Transparency Act established; civil penalty. Requires a developer of an artificial intelligence system or service to apply provenance data to synthetic digital content that is generated by such developer's generative artificial intelligence system or service and requires a developer to make a provenance application tool and a provenance reader available to the public. The bill requires a controller of an online service, product, or feature to retain any available provenance data and requires a capture device to include a provenance application tool by default.
More detail
The bill grants the Attorney General the exclusive authority to enforce such provisions and impose civil penalties pursuant to the bill. Under certain circumstances, the Attorney General may offer a developer an opportunity to cure a violation before imposing such civil penalties. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jan 24Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1417)
- Jan 16Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 16Presented and ordered printed 25104374DIntroduced
- Jan 24Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (15-Y 0-N)Latest