SB 292 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL".

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL".

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(7) "Sado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the conditionSB292 of/ beingFile fettered,No. bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.

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292646 (8)condition "Masturbation"of meansbeing thefettered, realbound or simulated touching, rubbing or otherwise stimulatingphysically arestrained person'son own clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the personpart isof female,one breast,so eitherclothed. by manual manipulation or with an artificial instrument.

(8) "Masturbation" means the real or simulated touching, rubbing or otherwise stimulating a person's own clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the person is female, breast, either by manual manipulation or with an artificial instrument.

(12) "Promote" means to manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute,distribute,circulate, circulate, disseminate,present,exhibit,advertise,produce,directorparticipatein.

(13) "Child sexual abuse material" means any visual depiction including any photograph, film, videotape, picture or computer- generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, digital, mechanical or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a person under sixteen years of age, or the subject of such visual depiction appears indistinguishable from a person under sixteen years of age, engaging in sexually explicit conduct, provided whether the subject of a visual depiction was a person under sixteen years of age at the time theSB292 visual/ depictionFile wasNo. created is a question to be decided by the trier of fact.

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292646 (14) "Sexually explicit conduct" means actual or simulated (A) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral- anal physical contact, whether between persons of the samevisual ordepiction oppositewas sex,created oris witha anquestion artificialto genital,be (B)decided bestiality,by (C) masturbation, (D) sadistic or masochistic abuse, or (E) lascivious exhibition of the genitalstrier or pubic area of anyfact. person.

(14) "Sexually explicit conduct" means actual or simulated (A) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral- anal physical contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, or with an artificial genital, (B) bestiality, (C) masturbation, (D) sadistic or masochistic abuse, or (E) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.

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646 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Correction, Dept.;

Judicial Dept.

GF - Potential Minimal Minimal (Probation) Cost Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential Minimal Minimal Revenue Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill expands the definition of “child sexual abuse material”, resulting in a potential cost to the Department of Correction and the Judicial Department for incarceration or probation and a potential revenue gain to the General Fund from fines.

On average, the marginal cost to the state for incarcerating an offender for the year is $3,300 while 2 the average marginal cost for supervision in the community is less than $600 each year for adults and $450 each year for juveniles.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would Between FY 22 and FY 25, there were a total of 303 offenses recorded and $755 in fines collected under CGS §§ 53a-196c through 53a-196h.

About 80 individuals are currently incarcerated under these statutes.

2Inmate marginal cost is based on increased consumables (e.g., food, clothing, water, sewage, living supplies, etc.) This does not include a change in staffing costs or utility expenses because these expenses would only be realized if a unit or facility opened.

3Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and only includes costs that increase with each additional participant.

This does not include a cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense is anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation officers.

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646 continue into the future subject to the number of offenses and fines collected.

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