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MO HB2035

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Farnan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits using AI to replicate or alter someone's image or voice to create explicit sexual material without their express written consent, with victims entitled to sue for actual damages plus attorney's fees and costs

  • Expands the definition of "child pornography" to include AI-generated visual depictions that are indistinguishable from real minors, morphed from real minors' images, or depict identifiable minors in sexually explicit conduct

  • Adds "artificially generated visual depiction" to the statutory definition of "material" under Missouri's obscenity laws, bringing AI-generated content under existing criminal provisions

  • Updates the offense of providing explicit sexual material to students (Class A misdemeanor) to include artificially generated visual depictions alongside traditional photographs, films, and videos

  • Exempts works of art, materials of anthropological significance, and educational materials used in science courses (biology, anatomy, physiology, sexual education) from the explicit sexual material definitions

Legislative Description

Establishes and modifies provisions relating to artificially generated material

Last Action

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules - Administrative3/2/2026
Emerging Issues1/22/2026

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