House Bill 366, often referred to online as the Texas meme bill, was filed on Feb. 27, 2025, by Rep. Dade Phelan (R-T.X.).

One Texas Republican said the legislation could give "people up to a year in jail for failing to attach a disclosure to a cartoon." ...

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at criminalizing political memes. The bill, HB 366, would imprison offenders for a minimum of one year if the meme does not have a ...

Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic ... This is impossible to do at a large scale without AI support. For example, a fake image of French ...

In late April and early May 2025, a rumor circulated online that the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to criminalize political memes. For example, one X user wrote (archived): "The ...

The bill faced fierce opposition from hardline conservatives who say it is policing speech and could allow the state to jail people over silly political memes. Audio recording is automated for ...

In the name of regulating artificial intelligence, lawmakers are proposing bills that could turn political memes, commentary and satire into crimes. Take SB 893 and its companion HB 2795.