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PRINTER'S NO. 1774
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1368
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, MARTIN, MALONE, TARTAGLIONE, VOGEL,
HAYWOOD, ROTHMAN, STEFANO, J. WARD AND BROWN, JUNE 5, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, JUNE 5, 2026
AN ACT
Prohibiting nudification applications from being offered on
online application marketplaces; and prescribing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Stopping
Harmful Image Exploitation and Likeness Deception Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Application." A software application, mobile application,
web-based application, computer program, digital tool,
artificial intelligence, online service or other digital product
or service that may be accessed, downloaded, installed,
subscribed to, purchased or otherwise used by an individual.
"Artificial intelligence." As follows:
(1) A machine-based system that can, for a given set of
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human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations
or decisions influencing real or virtual environments,
including the ability to:
(i) perceive real and virtual environments;
(ii) abstract perceptions made under this paragraph
into models through analysis in an automated manner; and
(iii) use model inference to formulate options for
information or action based on outcomes under
subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
(2) The term includes generative artificial
intelligence.
"Generative artificial intelligence." The class of models
that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in
order to generate derived synthetic content, including
information such as images, videos, audio clips or text, that
has been significantly modified or generated by algorithms,
including by artificial intelligence.
"Nudification application." An application which utilizes
artificial intelligence to alter, generate, manipulate or
synthesize an image, video or visual depiction of an
identifiable individual to create a realistic depiction of the
individual in a state of nudity, removal of clothing from the
individual or the individual engaged in sexual acts.
"Online application marketplace." A digital distribution
platform through which applications are offered, sold,
distributed, downloaded or otherwise made available to users,
including a mobile application store.
Section 3. Prohibition of nudification technology.
The following are prohibited:
(1) A person may not knowingly develop or operate a
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nudification application in this Commonwealth.
(2) A person that operates an online application
marketplace may not knowingly offer, distribute, sell,
license or otherwise make available in this Commonwealth a
nudification application or permit a nudification application
to be downloaded, installed, accessed, purchased or
subscribed to by a user located in this Commonwealth.
Section 4. Duty of online application marketplaces.
(a) Removal.--
(1) An online application marketplace shall remove or
disable access in this Commonwealth to a nudification
application or service no later than five days after
receiving notice that the application being offered is a
nudification application.
(2) An online application marketplace shall not be in
violation of this act if the online application marketplace
receives a notice under this section and removes or disables
access to the application within five days.
(b) Notice.--Notice under this section shall include, to the
extent reasonably available:
(1) The name of the application or service alleged to be
a nudification application.
(2) The digital location, listing, link or marketplace
page for the application or service alleged to be a
nudification application.
(3) A statement explaining why the application or
service constitutes a nudification application or service.
(4) Contact information for the person submitting the
notice.
(c) Portal for notification.--An online application
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marketplace shall make available an online portal for users to
submit notification in accordance with this section.
Section 5. Exceptions.
This act shall not apply to:
(1) A general-purpose image editing, video editing,
illustration, animation, film production, design or
artificial intelligence tool that is not primarily designed,
marketed or used for nudification.
(2) A tool used solely for bona fide medical,
scientific, educational, cybersecurity, law enforcement,
legal, journalistic or public-interest research purposes,
provided that the tool is not made generally available to the
public for nudification.
(3) A service that detects, blocks, reports or removes
artificially generated intimate images or nudification
applications.
Section 6. Enforcement.
The Attorney General or appropriate district attorney shall
enforce this act.
Section 7. Penalties.
In addition to any other remedy provided in law, a person who
violates this act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$100,000 for each unlawful download of the nudification
application.
Section 8. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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