Bills / H.B. 289
H.B. 289 Child Sexual Abuse Material Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill splits child sexual abuse material into three categories: real children, AI-generated images that appear to show children under 12 or prepubescent, and obscene material depicting minors or adults. It keeps the existing penalties for real material and sets penalties for the other two categories, including a second-degree felony for distributing or producing obscene material.
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Official description
- defines the term of "apparent child sexual abuse material" to address material created or generated by artificial intelligence that depicts realistic minors
- defines the term of "obscene child sexual abuse material"
- amends the definition of "child sexual abuse material" to remove artificially generated material
- creates standalone offenses for:
- possession of apparent child sexual abuse material
- distribution of apparent child sexual abuse material in certain circumstances
- producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing with intent to distribute, obscene child sexual abuse material
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 5, 2026Who voted how
- 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 5, 2026Who voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 5, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (35 turns) →
- Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (3 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (31 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →