Florida · verified October 5, 2026

Florida AI laws for political campaigns

Disclosure required3 AI call rules4 political AI laws

Any Florida political ad, electioneering communication, or political call that uses generative AI to show a real person doing something that did not happen, made with intent to injure a candidate or deceive about a ballot issue, must carry the exact disclaimer "Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)." year round, and every paid political call or text needs a "Paid for by" statement.

Political ad AI law: Disclosure
When it applies: Anytime
Required AI disclaimer: Exact wording set by law
Criminal penalty: Yes
Candidate can sue: Yes
AI voice calls: 3 state rules + TCPA

Political ads and deepfakes

Does Florida regulate AI in political ads?

Yes. Florida requires a specific AI disclaimer on political advertisements, electioneering communications, and other political advertisements that contain generative AI content appearing to show a real person doing something that did not actually occur, when the content was created with intent to injure a candidate or to deceive about a ballot issue. There is no pre-election window; the rule applies at all times. The sponsor named in the ad's other disclaimers commits a first degree misdemeanor by omitting it, and anyone can file a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission for an expedited hearing. No 2025 or 2026 amendments passed; the 2026 AI Bill of Rights (SB 482) passed the Senate but died in the House. Key law (CS/HB 919 (2024), Fla. Stat. 106.145 (ch. 2024-126, Laws of Fla.)).

CS/HB 919 (2024): Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertising

In effect

Required disclaimer, word for word

“Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).”

Citation: Fla. Stat. 106.145 (ch. 2024-126, Laws of Fla.)
Enacted: April 26, 2024
Effective: July 1, 2024
When it applies: anytime
Media covered: images, video, audio, graphics, or other digital content created in whole or in part with generative AI that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not actually occur
Who it covers: anyone responsible for a political advertisement, electioneering communication, or other miscellaneous advertisement of a political nature; criminal liability falls on the person identified in the ad's other required disclaimers as paying for, sponsoring, or approving it
Rule: disclosure required
Intent required: content created with intent to injure a candidate or to deceive regarding a ballot issue
Disclaimer format: Printed: bold, at least 12 point. Television or video: clearly readable throughout and at least 4 percent of vertical picture height. Internet text or graphics: viewable without user action and clearly readable. Any audio component: at least 3 seconds, clearly audible and intelligible, at the beginning or end of the audio. Graphic communications: clearly readable and at least 4 percent of vertical height. This is in addition to all other Chapter 106 disclaimers.
Criminal penalty: First degree misdemeanor (up to 1 year in jail and a $1,000 fine under ss. 775.082 and 775.083) for the payor, sponsor, or approver who fails to include the disclaimer
Civil penalty: Civil penalties through the Florida Elections Commission complaint process, in addition to the criminal penalty
Who can sue: No lawsuit right; any person may file a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission, which must provide an expedited hearing.
Notes: No news, satire, or parody exemption appears in the statute text. Unlike most states, there is no election window and no ban: compliant AI content is allowed if labeled. Statute history shows no amendment since ch. 2024-126.

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Bills to watch

CS/SB 482 (2026): Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights (companion chatbot rules for minors, bot disclosure, government AI contracts). Died in House Messages 2026-03-13 after passing Senate 35 to 2
SB 702 / HB 369 (2025): Provenance of Digital Content. Died 2025-06-16
SB 588 / HB 1271 (2025): Campaign Communications (consent and opt-out rules for campaign calls and texts, with private lawsuits). Died in Ethics and Elections 2025-06-16

For campaigns and consultants

Before an AI ad runs in Florida

Label any AI-generated depiction of a real person in a Florida political ad with the exact disclaimer, year round, not just near elections.
On radio, robocalls, and voicemails with AI-generated audio of a real person, speak the disclaimer for at least 3 seconds at the start or end.
On TV and video, keep the AI disclaimer on screen the whole time at 4 percent of picture height or more.
Every paid political call or mass text must state "Paid for by" the sponsor; candidate calls must say "Paid for by [candidate] For [office]".
Get the candidate's written authorization on file with the qualifying officer before non-independent advocacy calls or texts begin.
Out-of-state call and text vendors must register a Florida registered agent with the Division of Elections before calling into Florida.

AI voice calls and texts

Can a campaign use AI voice calls in Florida?

Florida has no rule specifically about AI voice agents, but two election statutes reach AI political calls. If a political call contains generative AI audio that makes a real person appear to say something they did not, with intent to injure a candidate or deceive about a ballot issue, the AI disclaimer must be spoken for at least 3 seconds at the beginning or end. Separately, every political call or mass text supporting or opposing a candidate, official, or ballot measure must state who paid for it, may not falsely claim to represent a person or group, needs the candidate's written authorization on file if it is not an independent expenditure, and vendors calling into Florida must register an agent. The Florida Telephone Solicitation Act targets commercial sales calls, and federal TCPA rules on artificial voices also apply.

CS/HB 919 (2024): AI disclaimer for audio in political communications

In effect

Required disclaimer, word for word

“Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).”

Citation: Fla. Stat. 106.145(3)(d)
Enacted: April 26, 2024
Effective: July 1, 2024
When it applies: anytime
Media covered: audio components of political ads, including calls and voicemails, with generative AI depictions of a real person
Who it covers: sponsor, payor, or approver of the communication
Rule: disclosure required
Intent required: intent to injure a candidate or deceive regarding a ballot issue
Disclaimer format: At least 3 seconds, clearly audible and intelligible, at the beginning or end of the audio.
Criminal penalty: First degree misdemeanor
Civil penalty: Florida Elections Commission civil penalties
Notes: A synthetic voice that does not depict a real person (for example an AI agent with its own invented persona) is not plainly covered, since the trigger is content appearing to depict a real person.

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Text message and telephone solicitation; disclosure requirements; prohibitions

In effect

Required disclaimer, word for word

“Paid for by”

Citation: Fla. Stat. 106.147 (last amended ch. 2021-49)
When it applies: anytime
Media covered: telephone calls and text messages supporting or opposing a candidate, elected official, or ballot measure, and electioneering calls and texts, whether live, prerecorded, or AI-voiced
Who it covers: candidates, committees, parties, independent expenditure makers, businesses, and their agents and vendors
Rule: disclosure required
Intent required: willful violation for criminal liability
Disclaimer format: The phrase "Paid for by" followed by the name of the sponsoring persons or organizations; a candidate's call or text uses "Paid for by" followed by the candidate's name, the word "For" and the office sought. A text may instead carry a working hyperlink or URL to a website with the disclosure, which must stay online at least 30 days after the election. In a same-day text sequence only the first text needs the disclaimer.
Exemptions: unpaid callers calling people they already know
polling call series of fewer than 1,000 completed calls averaging more than 2 minutes
texts sent individually by unpaid senders without mass distribution technology
texts the recipient opted in to receive
Criminal penalty: First degree misdemeanor for willful violations
Notes: Political calls are squarely covered, whether live, prerecorded or AI-voiced. Calls and texts may not state or imply they represent a person or group without that group's written approval, or represent a nonexistent person or group, which matters for AI agents using personas. Non-independent advocacy calls require prior written authorization from the candidate or measure sponsor, filed with the qualifying officer before calls begin.

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Text message and telephone solicitation; registered agent requirements

In effect

Citation: Fla. Stat. 106.1475 (last amended ch. 2021-49)
When it applies: anytime, and for 180 days after the business stops
Media covered: political calls and texts subject to s. 106.147
Who it covers: any person or organization in the business of placing such calls or texts from or into Florida
Rule: disclosure required
Disclaimer format: Must file a notice of a Florida registered agent with the Division of Elections before conducting business, unless already registered to do business in Florida.
Exemptions: persons already lawfully registered to do business in Florida
Criminal penalty: First degree misdemeanor
Notes: Applies to out-of-state phone bank and texting vendors calling Florida voters.

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Federal floor everywhere: AI-generated voices are “artificial” voices under the TCPA (FCC, February 2024), so they need prior express consent to cell phones and must identify the caller at the start of the call. AI robocall laws in every state

Federal layer

Federal rules that apply in Florida

At the federal level, the binding rules that hit AI in campaigns today are the TCPA and FCC robocall rules, not any AI-specific election law. Since February 2024 the FCC treats AI-generated voices as "artificial" voices, so AI voice calls to cell phones need prior express consent (political calls included), AI or prerecorded political calls to landlines are limited to three per 30 days without consent, and every such message must identify the caller, give a callback number and offer an opt-out. The FEC says its existing fraudulent misrepresentation ban covers AI, but it has had no quorum since April 2025 and cannot enforce. Proposed FCC rules on AI disclosure in broadcast political ads and in AI calls were never adopted, and no federal AI political ad disclaimer bill has passed. Federal efforts to preempt state AI laws (a 2025 moratorium the Senate struck 99 to 1, and Executive Order 14365) have not displaced any state election or robocall law as of October 2026.

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How Florida compares

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Frequently asked questions

Does Florida regulate AI in political ads?

What AI disclaimer does Florida require on political ads?

CS/HB 919 (2024), Fla. Stat. 106.145 (ch. 2024-126, Laws of Fla.) requires: "Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)." Format: Printed: bold, at least 12 point. Television or video: clearly readable throughout and at least 4 percent of vertical picture height. Internet text or graphics: viewable without user action and clearly readable. Any audio component: at least 3 seconds, clearly audible and intelligible, at the beginning or end of the audio. Graphic communications: clearly readable and at least 4 percent of vertical height. This is in addition to all other Chapter 106 disclaimers.

What is the penalty for a deceptive political deepfake in Florida?

Criminal: First degree misdemeanor (up to 1 year in jail and a $1,000 fine under ss. 775.082 and 775.083) for the payor, sponsor, or approver who fails to include the disclaimer. Civil: Civil penalties through the Florida Elections Commission complaint process, in addition to the criminal penalty. Private lawsuits: No lawsuit right; any person may file a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission, which must provide an expedited hearing.

When does the Florida political deepfake law apply?

anytime. It covers images, video, audio, graphics, or other digital content created in whole or in part with generative AI that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not actually occur.

Can a campaign use an AI voice for robocalls in Florida?

How many political AI laws does Florida have?

This tracker counts 4 Florida AI laws touching politics and elections as of October 5, 2026: 1 on elections, 3 on AI or artificial voice calls.

Are there pending AI election bills in Florida?

CS/SB 482 (2026) (Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights (companion chatbot rules for minors, bot disclosure, government AI contracts)): Died in House Messages 2026-03-13 after passing Senate 35 to 2. SB 702 / HB 369 (2025) (Provenance of Digital Content): Died 2025-06-16. SB 588 / HB 1271 (2025) (Campaign Communications (consent and opt-out rules for campaign calls and texts, with private lawsuits)): Died in Ethics and Elections 2025-06-16.

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Verified October 5, 2026 against official legislature and statute pages. This page summarizes Florida law for campaigns and is not legal advice.