Relating to public school policies and programs regarding the production or distribution of certain intimate visual material by public school students.
SB 747 amends Texas education law to address the production and distribution of intimate visual material (including AI-generated content) by public school students. It expands the definition of cyberbullying to include sharing such material without consent and requires school districts to update anti-bullying policies with specific measures like student instruction on relationship-building, anonymous reporting systems, and annual bullying surveys. The bill also mandates the state to develop educational programs for schools about legal consequences and risks of sharing intimate visual material, particularly AI-created content. These changes apply to all Texas public schools starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action May 26, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill amends Texas Education Code sections related to bullying and cyberbullying to explicitly include artificial intelligence-generated intimate visual material in existing protections and requirements. The changes expand the definition of cyberbullying and update policy standards to address AI-created content that depicts students in compromising situations without consent.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include AI-generated intimate visual material in all existing bullying and cyberbullying provisions, including disciplinary actions, policy requirements, and educational programs.
DEFINITION
Updated the definition of cyberbullying to explicitly include the production or distribution of videos or images created using artificial intelligence technology that depict students with intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual conduct.
REQUIREMENT
Modified school district policy requirements to specifically address incidents involving AI-generated intimate visual material when developing rubrics and checklists for bullying incidents.
Revised educational program requirements to include the specific risks of producing or distributing AI-generated visual material that appears to depict students in compromising situations.
ENFORCEMENT
Updated disciplinary provisions to include AI-created intimate visual material when determining if a student should be removed from class or expelled.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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