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Judiciary panel reopens and amends bill on materials depicting minors, narrows top-tier penalty and defines “minor” to include AI images
Summary
After a successful motion to reconsider, the committee amended House Bill 1386 to change the statutory definition of “minor,” remove a provision raising an offense to a class A felony for material depicting infants/toddlers, and struck an internet waiver. The committee recommended the bill do-pass as amended.
The House Judiciary Committee reconsidered House Bill 1386, adopted several amendments and recommended the bill for passage as amended.
Representative Olsen moved to reconsider the bill after a prior committee vote produced an 8–6 outcome. The motion to reconsider carried 11–0. Olsen explained the primary amendment: revising the definition of “minor” to mean “an individual under 18 years of age or a computer generated image used, created, adapted, etcetera, to appear to depict an individual under 18 years of age…
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