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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2035 criminalizes AI-generated explicit material and sets civil penalties
Last action · April 29, 2026: Public Hearing Held (S)Sponsors: Jeff Farnan and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2035 prohibits using to replicate or alter an individual's image or voice to generate explicit sexual material without their express written consent. Individuals injured by such violations may sue for actual damages, attorney fees, and costs, while violators face civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation enforceable by the attorney general.
Victims of unauthorized AI-generated explicit media gain a statutory right to sue for financial damages, and school-affiliated personnel face criminal misdemeanor charges for providing certain explicit materials to students.
- House Bill 2035 was introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives during the Second Regular Session of the 103rd General Assembly. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
individuals whose likeness or voice may be replicated by AI
Individuals gain the right to give express written consent before their image or voice can be used for AI-generated explicit material and can sue for damages if violated.
school-affiliated personnel
Administrators, teachers, and other school-affiliated personnel face class A misdemeanor charges for knowingly providing explicit sexual material to students.
Attorney General
The attorney general is explicitly authorized to investigate suspected violations and commence actions for civil penalties.
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Procedural history
24 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 27, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: General Laws(S)
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed with Amendments (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
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- Mar 26, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePerfected with Amendments (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HouseHCS Adopted (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Mar 23, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 25, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 16, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Expansion of AI Liability in State Law
The bill establishes explicit civil remedies and penalties specifically targeting the unauthorized generation of explicit material using artificial intelligence.
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0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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