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Committee approves substitute to let attorney general bring civil enforcement for image exploitation
Summary
The committee approved a substitute for SB 418 to create a civil enforcement path—enforced by the attorney general or an appropriate prosecuting attorney—for unauthorized sexualized or explicit uses of individuals' images, with a ten‑year window for minors; the substitute passed unanimously after a friendly amendment adding prosecuting‑attorney enforcement.
A committee unanimously approved a substitute to SB 418 that creates civil enforcement by the attorney general (or an appropriate prosecuting attorney, as the committee amended) for unauthorized, sexually explicit uses of a person’s image.
The bill’s presenter described SB 418 as an "image protection" measure aimed particularly at minors, saying it would allow the attorney general to bring civil actions seeking injunctive relief or…
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