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Introduced
02/25/2025
02/25/2025
In Committee
03/03/2025
03/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to sexual images; creating s. 800.045, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting a person from possessing with the intent to promote specified depictions that include a lewd or lascivious image; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing a depiction that includes a lewd or lascivious image; providing criminal penalties; providing applicability; amending s. 827.071, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “sexual conduct”; prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting specified depictions of child pornography; specifying that the solicitation of each specified depiction or each child depicted is a separate offense; providing criminal penalties; revising applicability; creating s. 827.073, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing a visual depiction he or she knows includes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable minor; providing for prima facie evidence of intent to promote; providing criminal penalties; providing criminal penalties for persons who intentionally generate an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable minor; providing criminal penalties for persons who solicit an altered sexual depiction of a minor, without consent of the identifiable minor, and who know or reasonably should have known that such visual depiction was an altered sexual depiction; providing criminal penalties for persons who willfully and intentionally promote an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable minor and who know or reasonably should have known that such visual depiction was an altered sexual depiction; providing for a civil cause of action; providing for injunctive relief, damages, and attorney fees and costs; providing applicability; amending s. 836.13, F.S.; defining the term “generate”; providing criminal penalties for persons who possess with the intent to promote an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without the consent of the identifiable person; providing criminal penalties for persons who intentionally generate an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person, without the consent of the identifiable person; providing criminal penalties for persons who solicit an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person, without the consent of the identifiable person, and who know or reasonably should have known that such visual depiction was an altered sexual depiction; revising the list of what is not considered a defense to such offenses; providing for a civil cause of action; providing for injunctive relief, damages, and attorney fees and costs; revising and providing applicability; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking offenses created by and an offense revised by the act for purposes of the severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill addresses the creation, possession, and distribution of lewd or lascivious digital images, particularly those involving minors. It establishes new criminal offenses and penalties related to sexually explicit altered images, focusing on digital manipulations that create sexually suggestive or explicit depictions. The bill creates several new sections of Florida law that prohibit possessing, generating, soliciting, or promoting altered sexual images of identifiable minors or persons without their consent. Key provisions include making it a crime to possess or intentionally view images with lewd or lascivious content involving minors, with varying degrees of felony charges depending on the specific action. The bill also allows for civil actions by victims, enabling them to seek injunctive relief, monetary damages (up to $10,000), and attorney fees. Importantly, the legislation includes exceptions for law enforcement investigations and certain technology service providers. The criminal penalties range from third-degree to second-degree felonies, with potential consequences including significant fines and imprisonment. The bill aims to protect individuals, especially minors, from unauthorized and sexually exploitative digital image manipulation, reflecting growing concerns about technology-enabled sexual harassment and abuse. The law is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, giving time for legal systems and technology platforms to prepare for its implementation.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (3)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (S), Criminal Justice (S), Fiscal Policy (S)
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 757 (on 04/24/2025)
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