An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image; in minors, further providing for the offense of sexual abuse of children and for the offense of transmission of sexually explicit images by minor; and making editorial changes to replace references to the term "child pornography" with references to the term "child sexual abuse material."
This bill updates Pennsylvania laws regarding sexual offenses and child safety by replacing the term "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material" to better reflect modern digital content. It specifically addresses the creation and sharing of sexually explicit images generated by artificial intelligence, defining these new technologies and expanding legal protections to include them. The legislation also clarifies penalties for transmitting such images, adjusting some offenses from felonies to misdemeanors while introducing new categories for the abuse of minors and the unlawful dissemination of intimate images.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced May 29, 2024
Signed Oct 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2024 · House Oct 9, 2024
How they voted
42–0
Passed
Total votes 42
Jun 10, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Oct 29, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as amended
lower
Oct 7, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
lower
Oct 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
May 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tracy Pennycuick
RRepublican
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Dan Laughlin
RRepublican
Co
Devlin Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Dillon
DDemocratic
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Boscola
DDemocratic
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