A California Assembly committee on June 30 heard SB 1111, a bill presented by Sen. Ashby as an artificial intelligence abuse protection act aimed at deepfake harms.
According to the committee record, the measure would address AI-generated abuse involving sexual imagery and digital impersonation. The hearing summary says testimony described deepfakes as a growing problem and pointed to research cited by the California Department of Justice on the emotional impact of shared images.
The bill was also linked in the hearing to Paris Hilton’s 1111 Media Company, which was identified in the transcript summary as a sponsor or named supporter. Other supporters listed in the record included SAG-AFTRA, the California Federation of Labor Unions and Common Sense Media.
The committee material does not show the bill text, final amendments or a vote outcome, so the hearing can only be described as an initial public airing of the measure rather than a completed legislative step.
The hearing took place during the Assembly Public Safety Committee’s June 30 session, which also included testimony on other criminal-justice and public-safety bills. The source recording is available here.
