LouisianaLouisiana law includes lifelike AI images in child abuse material rules
Louisiana law includes lifelike AI depictions of sexual performances in its child sexual abuse material definitions and counts making that material digitally as producing it.
What it does
For material showing a sexual performance, the law’s definition of a child includes an AI-made image that a reasonable person could not tell apart from a child under 17.
The law defines producing child sexual abuse material to include making it digitally, including with AI.
Argument forIncluding lifelike AI depictions of sexual performances could bring them under the same rules even when no real child appears.
Argument againstThe reasonable-person test could leave room for disagreement about when a computer-made image looks enough like a real child.
More detail
The law’s definition of a child includes certain computer-made images. This definition applies to child sexual abuse material under this section. The image or visual representation must depict a sexual performance involving a child. To count as a child, the image must be virtually indistinguishable from a child under 17 to a reasonable person.
The law’s definition of producing child sexual abuse material includes making it digitally, including with AI. This definition applies to child sexual abuse material under this section. The definition also includes photographing, filming, or reproducing the material, and soliciting, promoting, or coercing a child for that purpose.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 9Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 892.Became Law
- Jun 9Effective date 8/1/2026.
- Jun 1Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.To Governor
- Jun 1Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.Minor
- May 31Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- Vote recorded ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1792). Result: pass.Lower
- May 31Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- May 29Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
- Vote recorded ADOPT (#1567). Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- May 29Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
- May 28Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- May 28Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
- May 27Conference committee report received.
- May 25Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 21Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Cloud, and Hodges.
- May 19House conferees appointed: Bacala, Villio, and Schlegel.
- May 19Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 18Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
- Vote recorded REJECT (#891). Result: pass.Upper
- May 18Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
- May 11Received from the House with amendments.Minor
- May 7Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Major
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#995). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1029). Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Rules suspended.
- May 7Motion to reconsider called from the table.
- May 7Called from the calendar.
- May 7Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- May 6Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
- May 5Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 29Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- Apr 28Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- Mar 25Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
- Mar 24Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Mar 23Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#86). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 10Reported favorably.Minor
- Mar 9Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
- Feb 10Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Introduced
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