Senate Judiciary advances bill to criminalize nonconsensual and AI-generated intimate images, expand CSAM coverage

Senate Judiciary on Monday advanced Senate Bill 2-88, a comprehensive update to Colorado law addressing nonconsensual intimate images and artificially generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Sponsors and a coalition of prosecutors, child-advocacy centers and law-enforcement officials argued the bill closes legal loopholes created by rapidly improving AI image-generation tools; defense and civil-liberties groups warned the measure as drafted raises constitutional and evidentiary risks.

Senator Emil Rodriguez, the bill sponsor, said the measure combines criminal and civil tools: it criminalizes distribution and possession of nonconsensual explicit images when certain elements are satisfied, creates a civil cause of action with injunctive relief and damages for victims, and updates CSAM definitions so computer-generated images that appear to depict children can be prosecuted. Rodriguez and supporters said the bill mirrors model language used in other states while adding provisions tailored for Colorado.

Proponents at the hearing included Jessica Dotter from the Colorado District Attorneys Council,…