HB207 - Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving an anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the features of a child.

  89R1696 CJD-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 207       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses   prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving an   anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the   features of a child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.26(i), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (i)  For purposes of conduct prohibited under this section,   visual material to which that conduct applies includes a depiction   of a child:                (1)  who is recognizable as an actual person by the   person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic,   such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature; and                (2)  whose image as a child younger than 18 years of age   was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual material,   including computer-generated visual material :                       (A)   that was created, adapted, or modified using   an artificial intelligence application or other computer software ;   or                       (B)     that was printed or reproduced on an   anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the   features of a child and that is intended to be used for sexual   stimulation or gratification .          SECTION 2.  Section 43.262(b-1), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b-1)  For purposes of conduct prohibited under Subsection   (b), visual material to which that conduct applies includes a   depiction of a child:                (1)  who is recognizable as an actual person by the   person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic,   such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature; and                (2)  whose image as a child younger than 18 years of age   was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual material,   including computer-generated visual material :                       (A)   that was created, adapted, or modified using   an artificial intelligence application or other computer software ;   or                       (B)     that was printed or reproduced on an   anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the   features of a child and that is intended to be used for sexual   stimulation or gratification .          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.  An   offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed   by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes   of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date   of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.