All bills
Louisiana|SB42

Prohibits using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26)

Chamber 2

Summary

This Louisiana bill prohibits the use of artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials. The law applies to any individuals or entities that use AI technology for this purpose, establishing a legal restriction on this harmful activity. The prohibition takes effect on August 1, 2026.

Sponsor

RRick Edmonds

Last action

Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Cloud, and Hodges.

May 21, 2026

Topics

Deepfakes & Synthetic MediaChildren & AI SafetyLaw Enforcement & Criminal Justice

Legislative history

May 21, 2026S

Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Cloud, and Hodges.

May 19, 2026H

House conferees appointed: Bacala, Villio, and Schlegel.

May 19, 2026S

Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

May 18, 2026S

Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

May 18, 2026H

Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

May 11, 2026S

Received from the House with amendments.

May 7, 2026H

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

May 7, 2026H

Rules suspended.

May 7, 2026H

Motion to reconsider called from the table.

May 7, 2026H

Called from the calendar.

May 7, 2026H

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

May 6, 2026H

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

May 5, 2026H

Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

Apr 29, 2026H

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

Apr 28, 2026H

Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Mar 25, 2026H

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Mar 24, 2026H

Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

Mar 23, 2026S

Senate 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.

Mar 11, 2026S

Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

Mar 10, 2026S

Reported favorably.

Mar 9, 2026S

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Feb 10, 2026S

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.