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.