Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5923

Introduced
2/28/25  

Caption

Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

RI S2104

Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

RI S0352

Children

RI H5756

Children

RI H7573

Amends the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material."

RI S2422

Amends the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material."

RI S2224

Provides for enhanced penalties if a victim of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material is a minor or the offender is in a position of authority over the victim or the offense results in serious bodily injury or death of the victim.

RI H6324

Obscene And Objectionable Publications And Shows

RI H8129

Includes visual images that are created or manipulated by digitization, or without the consent of the person, within the purview of the crime of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material and expands jurisdiction of the crime.

RI H7101

Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted.

RI S2429

Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employment status as an employee of a school, museum, or library.

Similar Bills

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