By Nick Smith
Gongwer News Service
Bipartisan legislation seeking to ban the dissemination of nonconsensual intimate deepfake artificial intelligence images passed the Senate unanimously on Wednesday.
Senators voted 32-0 on HB 4047 and HB 4048 , which would ban the nonconsensual creation or dissemination of AI-generated sexual images.
As passed, the bills also provide immunity from liability for large technology companies whose platforms may be used to produce the images.
The bills were introduced last session but died in the Senate during lame duck session. The bills before the committee Tuesday passed the House this spring with almost unanimous support.
An S-3 floor substitute offered by Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, was adopted prior to the vote, which made some wording changes to clean up the immunity provision for large tech companies.
Also passing Wednesday was legislation that would allow students to opt out of the WorkKeys assessment currently required of 11th grade students.
Supporters have said the changes under SB 349 and SB 350 would offer flexibility to those not interested in going into a skilled trade.
Members voted 33-0 for both bills.
Under SB 349 , students would be able to opt out of the ACT WorkKeys assessment beginning with the 2025-26 school year if they have turned in a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian to the Department of Education. SB 350 would enable districts to not lose funding for offering the waiver option.
As passed, school districts would be required to provide the waiver to students by December 31 of the school year in which the assessment is to be administered, with a deadline for signed waivers to be returned of February 28 during the school year in which it is being administered.
The Senate also passed SB 435 , which would update how the Department of Treasury makes its annual inflation adjustment for the Home Heating Tax Credit, using the U.S. Consumer Price Index to account for inflation instead.
“As everyday costs continue to rise and Michiganders increasingly feel the stress of trying to make ends meet, we need to make sure our seniors and families around the state have a strong safety net to rely on,” Sen. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, the bill sponsor, said in a statement. “For the hundreds of thousands of Michigan households who depend on the Home Heating Credit to keep warm in the wintertime – this legislation is a no-brainer.”
Singh said his bill would ensure the credit accounts for upward inflation to help those facing financial challenges access resources they need.
The Michigan Home Heating Credit is an Individual Income Tax Credit that reduces the financial burden for over 250,000 low-income households across the state by allowing them to file for an annual credit that reimburses them for the costs of heating their home.
Gongwer News Service
Bipartisan legislation seeking to ban the dissemination of nonconsensual intimate deepfake artificial intelligence images passed the Senate unanimously on Wednesday.
Senators voted 32-0 on HB 4047 and HB 4048 , which would ban the nonconsensual creation or dissemination of AI-generated sexual images.
As passed, the bills also provide immunity from liability for large technology companies whose platforms may be used to produce the images.
The bills were introduced last session but died in the Senate during lame duck session. The bills before the committee Tuesday passed the House this spring with almost unanimous support.
An S-3 floor substitute offered by Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, was adopted prior to the vote, which made some wording changes to clean up the immunity provision for large tech companies.
Also passing Wednesday was legislation that would allow students to opt out of the WorkKeys assessment currently required of 11th grade students.
Supporters have said the changes under SB 349 and SB 350 would offer flexibility to those not interested in going into a skilled trade.
Members voted 33-0 for both bills.
Under SB 349 , students would be able to opt out of the ACT WorkKeys assessment beginning with the 2025-26 school year if they have turned in a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian to the Department of Education. SB 350 would enable districts to not lose funding for offering the waiver option.
As passed, school districts would be required to provide the waiver to students by December 31 of the school year in which the assessment is to be administered, with a deadline for signed waivers to be returned of February 28 during the school year in which it is being administered.
The Senate also passed SB 435 , which would update how the Department of Treasury makes its annual inflation adjustment for the Home Heating Tax Credit, using the U.S. Consumer Price Index to account for inflation instead.
“As everyday costs continue to rise and Michiganders increasingly feel the stress of trying to make ends meet, we need to make sure our seniors and families around the state have a strong safety net to rely on,” Sen. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, the bill sponsor, said in a statement. “For the hundreds of thousands of Michigan households who depend on the Home Heating Credit to keep warm in the wintertime – this legislation is a no-brainer.”
Singh said his bill would ensure the credit accounts for upward inflation to help those facing financial challenges access resources they need.
The Michigan Home Heating Credit is an Individual Income Tax Credit that reduces the financial burden for over 250,000 low-income households across the state by allowing them to file for an annual credit that reimburses them for the costs of heating their home.
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