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Committee approves study of statutes on criminal conduct against children, AI and terminology changes
Summary
House Bill 14‑10 garnered a due‑pass recommendation after lawmakers and child‑welfare experts urged a legislative study to modernize statutes addressing crimes against children, remove offensive terminology and examine artificial intelligence's role in child exploitation.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to recommend a due‑pass on House Bill 14‑10, which directs legislative management to study state laws on criminal conduct against children, including child sexual assault, child physical abuse and neglect, the interaction of artificial intelligence with exploitation statutes, and the replacement of outdated legal terminology.
Representative Mary Schneider (District 21, Fargo area) sponsored the bill and told the committee it seeks a targeted legislative management study to review outdated statutory references — in particular the term “sexual performance” —…
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