HB 2133

As amended on 3/4/2026: - Expands the crime of unlawful disclosure of explicit images to include synthetically created or altered sexual depictions, such as those generated by artificial intelligence. - Requires commercial entities that publish or distribute sexual material on a website to verify and maintain records of the explicit consent and age (18 or older) of each individual depicted. - Establishes civil liability for commercial entities that fail to obtain verified consent, including a penalty of $10,000 per day, and creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General and depicted individuals. - The 1/29/2026 amendment exempts internet service providers, search engines, and cloud services in certain circumstances. - The 2/10/2026 amendment clarifies that direct hosting does not mean transitory digital network communications or internet connectivity, system caching, intermediate storage that is incidental to transmission or information location tools including search engines that are hosted by a third party without storing the material on the commercial entity's controlled system.