By Alethia Kasben
Gongwer News Service
A pair of bills that make it a crime to create and distribute artificial intelligence-created images featuring a specific person in sexual situations were signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday.
Whitmer’s signed of HB 4047 and HB 4048 , along with SB 70 , on Tuesday bring the public acts in 2025 up to 12.
“As a county prosecutor, I went after people who used their power to prey on others,” Whitmer said in a statement. “Now, as governor, I’m proud to sign these bipartisan bills into law, so we can protect Michiganders from this rising form of sexual exploitation. I’ll keep working with anyone to protect Michiganders from blackmail or retribution, because no one should have to live in fear. Together, let’s get it done.”
HB 4047 and HB 4048 , now Public Acts 11 and 12 of 2025, are sponsored by Rep. Matthew Bierlein, R-Vassar, and Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing.
“With the governor’s signature, Michigan is making it clear that non-consensual intimate deepfakes have no place in our state. This law protects the dignity and privacy of every citizen and gives victims the tools they need to seek justice,” Bierlein said. “Technology should be used to improve lives, not to exploit them — and today we’ve taken an important step to ensure that.”
SB 70 , PA 10 of 2025, designates a portion of M-34 in Hillsdale County as the “Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr. Memorial Highway.” This change honors Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr., a member of the Hillsdale Sheriff’s Department, who lost his life in the line of duty after being shot during a traffic stop.
Gongwer News Service
A pair of bills that make it a crime to create and distribute artificial intelligence-created images featuring a specific person in sexual situations were signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday.
Whitmer’s signed of HB 4047 and HB 4048 , along with SB 70 , on Tuesday bring the public acts in 2025 up to 12.
“As a county prosecutor, I went after people who used their power to prey on others,” Whitmer said in a statement. “Now, as governor, I’m proud to sign these bipartisan bills into law, so we can protect Michiganders from this rising form of sexual exploitation. I’ll keep working with anyone to protect Michiganders from blackmail or retribution, because no one should have to live in fear. Together, let’s get it done.”
HB 4047 and HB 4048 , now Public Acts 11 and 12 of 2025, are sponsored by Rep. Matthew Bierlein, R-Vassar, and Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing.
“With the governor’s signature, Michigan is making it clear that non-consensual intimate deepfakes have no place in our state. This law protects the dignity and privacy of every citizen and gives victims the tools they need to seek justice,” Bierlein said. “Technology should be used to improve lives, not to exploit them — and today we’ve taken an important step to ensure that.”
SB 70 , PA 10 of 2025, designates a portion of M-34 in Hillsdale County as the “Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr. Memorial Highway.” This change honors Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr., a member of the Hillsdale Sheriff’s Department, who lost his life in the line of duty after being shot during a traffic stop.
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