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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to sexually explicit visual material. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 21.165, Penal Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.165. UNLAWFUL PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN |
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SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VISUAL MATERIAL [VIDEOS]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 21.165 (a) and (b), Penal Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Deep fake visual material [video]" means visual |
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material [a video], created with the intent to deceive, that |
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appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not |
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occur in reality. |
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(2) "Intimate parts" and "sexual conduct" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 21.16. |
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(3) "Visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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43.26(b)(3), Penal Code. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if, without the effective |
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consent of the person appearing to be depicted, the person |
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knowingly produces or distributes by electronic means a deep fake |
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visual material [video] that appears to depict the person with the |
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person's intimate parts exposed or engaged in sexual conduct. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |