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

Feb 27, 2026

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.

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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.

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