HB5922 Summary

• Creates an affirmative defense to child pornography charges for creators who are the sole subject of their own self-produced images or videos.

• Redefines "purported child" in obscene depiction statutes to mean visual representations "indistinguishable from an actual child" rather than merely "appearing to depict" a child, establishing an objective standard.

• Defines "indistinguishable" as depictions that an ordinary person viewing the material would conclude represent an actual child.

• Makes conforming amendments to the Bill of Rights for Children and the Unified Code of Corrections to reference the revised statutory definitions.

• Takes effect immediately upon enactment.