SB42Louisiana2026 sessionPassed / Enacted

Prohibits using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26)

Child safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Deepfakes & synthetic media

Plain-language summary

Prohibits using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material, establishing criminal penalties for AI-generated CSAM. The law targets the production of exploitative imagery generated or altered using AI tools.

Summary generated by AI from the official bill text — may contain errors.

History

Feb 10, 2026

SPrefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Mar 9, 2026

SIntroduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Mar 10, 2026

SReported favorably.

Mar 11, 2026

SRead by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

Mar 23, 2026

SSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Mar 24, 2026

HReceived in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

Mar 25, 2026

HRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Apr 28, 2026

HReported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Apr 29, 2026

HReported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

May 5, 2026

HRead by title, passed to 3rd reading.

May 6, 2026

HScheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

May 7, 2026

HRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

May 7, 2026

HRules suspended.

May 7, 2026

HMotion to reconsider called from the table.

May 7, 2026

HCalled from the calendar.

May 7, 2026

HRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

May 11, 2026

SReceived from the House with amendments.

May 18, 2026

SAmendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

May 18, 2026

HNotice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

May 19, 2026

HHouse conferees appointed: Bacala, Villio, and Schlegel.

May 19, 2026

SNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.

May 21, 2026

SSenate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Cloud, and Hodges.

May 25, 2026

HNotice of Senate conferees appointed.

May 27, 2026

SConference committee report received.

May 28, 2026

HConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

May 28, 2026

HScheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

May 29, 2026

SConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

May 29, 2026

HNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

May 29, 2026

HScheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

May 31, 2026

HConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

May 31, 2026

SNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

Jun 1, 2026

SEnrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

Jun 1, 2026

HSigned by the Speaker of the House.

Jun 1, 2026

SSent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

Jun 9, 2026

SSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 892.

Jun 9, 2026

SEffective date 8/1/2026.

Progress

Introduced

Engrossed

Enrolled

Passed

Signed into lawJun 9, 2026