Bill > HB2035

This bill establishes new provisions and modifies existing ones related to artificially generated material, particularly concerning explicit sexual content. It introduces a new section defining "artificial intelligence" as a machine-based system that can infer and generate outputs to influence environments, and "explicit sexual material" as depictions of sexual acts or genitals, excluding works of art or anthropological significance. The bill prohibits replicating or altering an individual's image or voice using artificial intelligence to create explicit sexual material, and also forbids using an individual's likeness for such material without their express written consent. Individuals harmed by violations of these provisions can sue for actual damages, attorney's fees, and costs. Additionally, the bill updates the definition of "child pornography" to include "artificially generated visual depiction," which encompasses images that are obscene, indistinguishable from a real minor, morphed from a minor's image, or generated without actual minor involvement. It also expands the definition of "material" to include artificially generated visual depictions and modifies the definition of "explicit sexual material" in the context of providing it to students to also include artificially generated visual depictions.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2035&year=2026&code=R