SB 1108
AN ACT relating to sexually explicit visual material.
Senate Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to Senate committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Text
relating to sexually explicit visual material. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 21.165, Penal Code, is Sec. 21.165. UNLAWFUL PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VISUAL MATERIAL [VIDEOS]. SECTION 2. Sections 21.165 (a) and (b), Penal Code, are (1) "Deep fake visual material [video]" means visual material [a video], created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not (2) "Intimate parts" and "sexual conduct" have the meanings (3) "Visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section (b) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the person appearing to be depicted, the person knowingly produces or distributes by electronic means a deep fake visual material [video] that appears to depict the person with the person's intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual conduct. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to sexually explicit visual material.
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