A bounded reference to selected enacted measures and their limits, updated October 5, 2026. Provision verification dates appear separately from this analysis date.
In force since 2024-12-28 · provision verified 2026-10-05
Act 125 extends specified sexual-image provisions to artificial or digitized depictions. It addresses qualifying nonconsensual intimate-image distribution and child sexual abuse material. Approved October 29, 2024, it took effect 60 days later, on December 28, 2024.
Pennsylvania amended existing image-based offenses rather than creating a general AI regulatory system. The intimate-image provision and child sexual abuse material provisions have different elements and exceptions. Synthetic production alone does not establish every element of either offense.
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