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HB 1183 IN

Digital sexual image abuse.

IN · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2026

Latest action (Jan 5, 2026) First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Summary

Increases the penalty for the crime of distribution of an intimate image, from a Class A misdemeanor to a Level 6 felony, and increases the enhancement of this crime from a Level 6 felony to a Level 5 felony. Defines "digital sexual image" as a digital, computer generated image or video that is created or modified to depict: (1) sexual intercourse; (2) other sexual conduct; or (3) exhibition of certain body parts; of a quality, characteristic, or condition, such that it appears to depict an individual. Makes creation or possession of a digital sexual image a Class A misdemeanor and distribution of a digital sexual image a Level 6 felony.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 5, 2026 Coauthored by Representative Bauer · lower
  2. Jan 5, 2026 Authored by Representative Haggard · lower
  3. Jan 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New OffensesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Sex OffensesTECHNOLOGY; Artificial Intelligence and RoboticsTECHNOLOGY; Computers, Cell Phones, and Devices

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