Pornography
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
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. [HB-4911]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caroline Fairly
Filed on 03/13/2025
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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. [SB-1621]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Received From The Senate on 03/13/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of obscene visual material appearing to depict a child. [SB-20]
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Received From The Senate on 03/13/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Sexual Abuse Material Modifications [HB-518]
Sexual Abuse Material Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholeen Peck
House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/07/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Crimes Against Minors [HB-101]
An Act relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse to a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault in the third degree; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement of a minor; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Vance
Cosponsor(s): Jimmie on 03/11/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal [HB-1248]
Requiring certain online platforms to establish a process for an individual or an individual's representative to provide certain notice of and request the disabling of access to or removal of certain visual depictions; requiring a certain online platform to comply with a request under the Act as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours after receiving a request and to establish certain data logging requirements; and altering the prohibition against revenge pornography.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access [HB-952]
Authorizing a local superintendent or the superintendent's designee to access the Juvenile Sex Offender Registry; and adding certain offenses to the list of offenses for which a person adjudicated delinquent is required to be included in the juvenile sex offender registry.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations [HB-951]
Including institutions and programs of higher education in which a student is enrolled as part of a dual enrollment program in the definition of "school system"; adding certain offenses to the list of offenses a law enforcement agency must report to certain school personnel under certain circumstances; requiring law enforcement agencies to notify the State's Attorney if a student is a suspect in an investigation of certain offenses and if the student no longer is a suspect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation [HB-803]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation of another including a photograph, a film, a video, a digital image, or a picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Sexual Deepfake Representations and Revenge Porn [HB-663]
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation against another person who distributes a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from an actual visual representation of the person and falsely depicts the person with his or her intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual activity; clarifying what constitutes a visual representation for a certain prohibition against distributing a certain visual representation in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties [SB-545]
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Judiciary on 02/21/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Sexual Crimes Amendments [SB-144]
Sexual Crimes Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Kwan
Senate/ To Governor In Executive Branch - Governor on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Criminal Offense [SB-360]
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation against another who distributes a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from an actual visual representation of the person and is of a sexual or intimate nature; and prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain computer-generated visual representation of another under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors and Age Verification Information [HB-394]
Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes obscene material to minors on the Internet from certain websites is liable for certain damages; and prohibiting a commercial entity or third party that performs a certain age verification of an individual from retaining any identifying information of an individual under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties [HB-364]
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Sexual Offense Revisions [HB-207]
Sexual Offense Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael McKell
House/ To Governor In Executive Branch - Governor on 03/17/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-1778]
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/25/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB-741]
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman
Read First Time on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software [HB-5]
Altering the term "child pornography" to be "child sexual abuse material" for purposes of certain criminal offenses; defining "computer-generated image" to include images created through the use of artificial intelligence software as the term pertains to provisions of law related to child sexual abuse material; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of child pornography. [HB-1653]
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of child pornography.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nate Schatzline
Read First Time on 03/12/2025