In one paragraph
Louisiana's SB 110 (Act 211) makes it a violation of the child sexual abuse materials law (R.S. 14:81.1) to use an image of a child who was under 17 when the image was created with the intent to train an artificial intelligence model to produce child sexual abuse materials. It also provides that the child depicted in the materials need not be a natural person, and lets the trier of fact use the existing age factors to decide whether an image used to train an AI model depicts a person who appears to be under 17. Signed May 14, 2026; effective August 1, 2026.
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What it means for business
No compliance program is required, but anyone, including AI developers, who uses an image of a child under 17 intending to train a model to produce child sexual abuse material commits an offense under Louisiana's child sexual abuse materials law.
Key provisions
- New R.S. 14:81.1(A)(3): it is a violation of § 81.1 for a person to use an image of a child under the age of 17 at the time the image was created with the intent to train an AI model to produce child sexual abuse materials
- New R.S. 14:81.1(A)(4): it is not a required element of an offense under § 81.1 that the child depicted in the child sexual abuse materials be a natural person
- R.S. 14:81.1(G): in prosecutions, the trier of fact may use the listed factors (body growth and development, context, expert testimony and other probative evidence) to decide whether a natural person depicted was under 17, or whether an image used to train an AI model depicts a person who appears to be under 17
- The act otherwise leaves R.S. 14:81.1 unchanged; it does not reprint the section's penalties
- Signed by the Governor May 14, 2026 (Act 211); effective August 1, 2026
Latest legislative action
May 14, 2026. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 211.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 50)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Seabaugh R | Sponsor | SD-031 |
| Annie Spell R | Sponsor | HD-045 |
| Barbara Freiberg R | Sponsor | HD-070 |
| Beryl Amedee R | Sponsor | HD-051 |
| Beth Billings R | Sponsor | HD-056 |
Roll call votes
H House Vote on SB 110 FINAL PASSAGE (#1001) May 7, 2026
98 yea0 nay7 otherPassed
S Senate Vote on SB 110 FINAL PASSAGE (#33) Mar 17, 2026
36 yea0 nay2 otherPassed
S Senate Vote on SB 110 CO-AUTHORS (#34) Mar 17, 2026
17 yea0 nay21 otherPassed
Amendments (1)
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Senate Floor Amendment #801 Cloud Adopted Adopted
Topics and industries
Affected industries
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