Bill > HB2350

This bill modifies Missouri state law to expand legal definitions related to child pornography by explicitly including artificially generated visual depictions of minors. Specifically, the bill adds a new definition for "artificially generated visual depiction" which encompasses computer-generated or digitally morphed images that are obscene, indistinguishable from a real minor's image, or created without any actual minor's involvement. The legislation broadens existing definitions of child pornography to include these artificially generated images, making it illegal to create, distribute, or possess such digital representations. The bill updates multiple sections of Missouri's criminal code, particularly focusing on provisions related to sexual offenses involving minors, and introduces more comprehensive language to address emerging technologies that could be used to create sexually explicit digital imagery of minors. The changes aim to close potential legal loopholes by explicitly criminalizing the creation and distribution of artificially generated sexually explicit images of minors, even when no actual child was involved in their production. Additionally, the bill maintains existing penalties and definitions while expanding the scope of what constitutes illegal visual content involving minors.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2350&year=2026&code=R