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House unanimously passes bill clarifying mandated reporting for AI‑generated child sexual‑abuse material
Summary
Lawmakers passed House Bill 24‑74 to require mandated reporters who suspect child sexual‑abuse material — including AI‑generated content — to report to ChildLine; the House voted 201–0 to pass the bill to the Senate for concurrence.
The Pennsylvania House on May 6 adopted House Bill 24‑74 to modernize mandated‑reporter obligations related to child sexual‑abuse material, explicitly including content created or manipulated by artificial intelligence.
Representative Rivera, sponsor of the bill, said the measure responds to local incidents in which students used AI to generate explicit images of classmates and schools delayed reporting: "This bill makes it crystal clear of what is required of mandated reporters in a school when they find out that a child is creating child‑sexual‑abuse material," she said, adding that the bill directs mandated reporters to call ChildLine and requires ChildLine to transmit reports to law enforcement when appropriate.
Representative Marcel and others described the trauma and lost evidence that can result when reporting is delayed and said the bill removes uncertainty for mandated reporters across schools and other institutions. Representative Briggs, chair of Judiciary, called the measure a “common‑sense step” that supports investigators and strengthens the state’s response to technology‑enabled exploitation.
The clerk recorded final passage with the yeas 201 and nays 0. The House passed the bill finally and returned it to the Senate for concurrence.
