Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1047 — Sexual offenses.

Last action — Public Law 79

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that an action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child, that has expired under the current statute of limitations, may be commenced before July 1, 2025, against specified entities seeking bankruptcy protection, if certain circumstances exist. Provides that certain images created by artificial intelligence or similar means constitute an "intimate image" for purposes of: (1) a civil action involving nonconsensual pornography; or (2) the crime of distributing an intimate image. Specifies that an intimate image, for purposes of the criminal offense, must appear to depict the alleged victim. Exempts certain news media and internet and cloud service providers from the criminal offense under certain circumstances. Provides that "peep", for purposes of the voyeurism statute, includes the use of a concealed camera with the intent of capturing an intimate image. Makes conforming amendments.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 79

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 273: yeas 95, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 204: yeas 48, nays 1

  10. Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Senator Vinzant added as cosponsor

  13. Senator Pol added as cosponsor

  14. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  15. Senator Glick added as second sponsor

  16. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  17. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  18. Referred to the Senate

  19. Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  20. Representative Jeter C added as coauthor

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 14: yeas 82, nays 0

  22. Senate sponsor: Senator Carrasco

  23. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  24. Amendment #2 (Negele) prevailed; voice vote

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  26. Authored by Representative Negele

  27. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1047 do?
Provides that an action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child, that has expired under the current statute of limitations, may be commenced before July 1, 2025, against specified entities seeking bankruptcy protection, if certain circumstances exist. Provides that certain images created by artificial intelligence or similar means constitute an "intimate image" for purposes of: (1) a civil action involving nonconsensual pornography; or (2) the crime of distributing an intimate image. Specifies that an intimate image, for purposes of the criminal offense, must appear to depict the alleged victim. Exempts certain news media and internet and cloud service providers from the criminal offense under certain circumstances. Provides that "peep", for purposes of the voyeurism statute, includes the use of a concealed camera with the intent of capturing an intimate image. Makes conforming amendments.
Who sponsors HB 1047?
HB 1047 is sponsored by David Vinzant, Rodney Pol (Democrat), Susan Glick (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), and Sharon Negele.
What is the current status of HB 1047?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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