Age of consent; increasing age of consent for sexual intercourse; modifying criteria for certain offense. Emergency.

Removed all provisions related to the creation, distribution, and civil liability regarding private images.

Raised the age of consent from 14 to 16 years old.

Added specific conditions where sex with a victim aged 16-18 is still considered rape, including when the perpetrator is 4 or more years older, when the victim is a student under the authority of a school employee, or when the victim is in the custody of a state or federal agency.

Updated the statutory language to define rape based on the new age thresholds and specific circumstances rather than just the age difference.

Removed all definitions and criteria related to rape, sexual intercourse, and age of consent.

Added new definitions for 'private image' (photos, videos, or recordings of sexually explicit conduct) and 'reasonable expectation of privacy'.

Established new penalties: a misdemeanor for distributing private images and a Class D1 felony for doing so for financial gain or creating such images.

Created a requirement that distributing a private image without the depicted individual's written consent is a crime.

Added a defense for distribution if it serves the public interest, such as reporting unlawful conduct or law enforcement activities.

Raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse from 16 to 18 years old, meaning sexual activity with a person under 18 is now considered rape regardless of consent.

Changed the age gap requirement for conviction in cases involving minors from 'over 18 and more than 4 years older' to 'over 16 and more than 4 years older'.

Expanded the definition of 'employee of an institution of higher education' to explicitly include volunteers and employees of contracting businesses who exercise institutional authority over students.