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House Judiciary Committee advances bill expanding penalties for possession of computer-generated sexual images of minors
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 to give House Bill 1386 a “do pass as amended,” adding age-based enhanced penalties and clarifying internet-service-provider liability. Lawmakers debated whether age-based enhancements can apply to AI-generated images and whether the penalties are properly placed in the statute.
The House Judiciary Committee on an amended vote advanced House Bill 1386, which would expand criminal penalties for possession of certain computer-generated sexual images involving minors, voting 9 to 5 to give the bill a do pass as amended.
The bill, as amended by Representative Carls, revises language that previously used the term “prepubescent minor” to specify a “minor under 12 years of age” and replaces “infant or toddler” with “minor under 3 years of age.” Representative Carls said the changes were intended to reduce vagueness in the bill’s age categories and to limit potential liability for internet service providers by clarifying that providers who only provide the platform should not be automatically liable.
Supporters, including Representative Carls and Representative McCloud, said the amendments target…
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