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HB47

HB47: Laws Against Fake Child Abuse Images and Related Crimes

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This bill creates new crimes for sharing computer-generated images of child sexual abuse, updates rules on unlawful exploitation to include contact with semen, adds penalties for organizations that help create these images, changes teaching certificate and school bus driver license rules, and addresses social media issues involving minors.

What it does

  • Creates a crime for knowingly distributing or advertising computer-generated material showing child sexual abuse.
  • States that possessing 100 or more files of this type is evidence enough to prove someone intended to distribute them unless proven otherwise.
  • Updates the list of acts considered unlawful exploitation of minors to include contact with semen and simulated conduct in recordings.
  • Adds civil penalties for organizations that help create child sexual abuse material using technology.
  • Changes rules about teaching certificates and school bus driver licenses related to these crimes.

Who it affects

  • People who share, sell, or post computer-generated images of minors in sexual situations.
  • Organizations that provide tools or services used to create child sexual abuse material.
  • Teachers and school bus drivers whose licenses may be reviewed under new rules.

Limits and unknowns

  • The provided text does not list specific social media platforms that must follow these new rules.
  • The exact amount of civil fines for organizations is not stated in this excerpt.
  • The effective date when the law starts working is listed as blank in the provided metadata.

Plain language

Terms to know

Generated obscene child sexual abuse material
Images, videos, or other recordings made by computers that show minors in sexual situations.
Prima facie evidence
Proof that is enough on its own to prove a fact unless someone provides strong proof against it; here, having 100+ files suggests intent to distribute.
Civil penalties
Fines or money owed by an organization for breaking the law, separate from criminal jail time.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

CHLD SEX ABUSE MAT; GEN IMAGES; SOC MEDIA An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) YUNDT, CRONK, KAUFMAN2226
  2. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, STEDMAN, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, MYERS, KAWASAKI,2226
  3. (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY2192
  4. (S) FN13: ZERO(ADM)2192
  5. (S) FN12: ZERO(AJS)2192
  6. (S) FN11: ZERO(ADM)2192
  7. (S) FN10: ZERO(EED)2192
  8. (S) FN9: ZERO(DFC)2192
  9. (S) FN8: ZERO(LAW)2192
  10. (S) FN7: ZERO(DPS)2192
  11. (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT2192
  12. (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 202192
  13. (S) CRA RPT SCS 3DP NEW TITLE2192
  14. (S) Moved SCS CSHB 47(CRA) Out of CommitteeText
  15. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  16. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BJORKMAN, TILTON1810
  17. (S) CRA, JUD1806
  18. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1806
  19. (H) VERSION: CSHB 47(JUD) AM1752
  20. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)1752

Changes

Amendments

5 stored

AM 1

AM NOS 1 AND 2 NOT OFFERED 1722

AM 3

AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC 1722

AM 4

AM NO 4 ADOPTED UC 1728

AM 5

AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y28 N12 1731

AM 6

AM NO 6 ADOPTED UC 1735