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Committee approves substitute to let attorney general bring civil enforcement for image exploitation

Judiciary · February 27, 2026
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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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