Pennsylvania HB 811 (2025)
A deepfake statement each time the ad shows, plus tamper-evident provenance, within 90 days of a vote.
A draft: it isn't law, and
markets=us-pa doesn't apply it. This page shows what it would ask, as drafted.In short
- Where: Pennsylvania, United States
- Status: Draft: not in force
- Who: Candidates, committees and others running campaign ads with deepfakes
- Covers: Political ads and campaigns only
- Kennmarq.com: covers images and video today; audio: waits for spoken notices in audio for deep fakes (expected December 2026).
Updated 4 November 2026; source checked 4 November 2026. Sources are government sites. This page explains what Kennmarq.com does; it isn't legal advice.
What it asks of each kind of file
| File | What it asks | Kennmarq.com today |
|---|---|---|
| Images | a visible label, on deep fakes; machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Covered |
| Video | a visible label, on deep fakes; a notice people can hear, on deep fakes; machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Covered |
| Audio | a notice people can hear, on deep fakes; machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Waits for spoken notices in audio for deep fakes (expected December 2026) |
In the API
A draft doesn't change what a call needs: markets=us-pa applies the United States' general rules in force or passed, not this one (what a call for the United States needs). The table above shows what our marks add of what it asks.
Official text
- Pennsylvania General Assembly, HB 811 (2025-2026)
- Pennsylvania General Assembly, HB 811, Printer's No. 1819