If House Bill 2133 were to become law, it would amend current statutes regarding the publication and distribution of sexual material online. The bill would introduce new requirements for commercial entities that publish sexual material, mandating them to verify that individuals depicted in such material have provided explicit consent and were at least eighteen years old at the time of creation. It would also require these entities to maintain verification records for seven years and implement measures to prevent the uploading of non-consensual material. Additionally, the bill would establish civil penalties for violations, including a $10,000 fine for each day of non-compliance.

The bill would also transfer and renumber existing statutes related to sexual material, changing the chapter heading from "government information technology use" to "sexual material on the internet." It would clarify definitions related to consent, identifiable individuals, and synthetic depictions, which include images created or altered through technology that appear to depict real individuals. Importantly, the bill would exempt certain types of content, such as news broadcasts and educational materials, from its provisions, while also specifying that the verification requirements do not apply if it is clear to a reasonable viewer that the material is digitally manipulated and created for purposes like parody or artistic expression.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-1425, 44-7302
House Engrossed Version: 13-1425, 44-7302
Senate Engrossed Version: 13-1425, 44-7302
Conference Engrossed Version: 13-1425, 44-7302