AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES
Summary
Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Signed Jul 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2025
How they voted
68–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 75
Jun 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jul 2, 2025
Signed into law
07/02/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/20/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
03/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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