Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
What changed between versions
Added new definitions for 'depiction of a computer-generated child' to cover AI-generated or digitally altered images that appear to show children under 18 in sexual situations.
Updated the definition of 'visual material' to explicitly include digital files and computer-generated content alongside traditional media like photographs and videotapes.
Modified prosecution requirements to include rebuttable presumptions that depictions are of actual children rather than computer-generated ones, making it easier to prosecute cases involving digital content.
Added new subsections addressing penalties for possession of computer-generated child sexual abuse material, including enhanced penalties for images depicting children under 10 years of age.
Added new affirmative defenses for law enforcement officers and judicial officers acting in their official capacity, and for individuals not more than two years older than the depicted child.
Extended the effective date of the law to September 1, 2025, giving time for implementation of new provisions.
