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H.B. NO. 2137 (Hawaii) — effective upon its approval

For H.B. NO. 2137 (Hawaii), effective date is upon its approval; what it applies to is any person who knowingly publishes a realistic digital imitation of an identifiable individual without consent, where the imitation is used in an advertisement, causes harm, or is used to commit fraud, defamation or harassment, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14.

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H.B. NO. 2137 verified
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any person who knowingly publishes a realistic digital imitation of an identifiable individual without consent, where the imitation is used in an advertisement, causes harm, or is used to commit fraud, defamation or harassment our reading
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SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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