All Roll Calls
Yes: 373 • No: 0
LouisianaHB 1192026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Sponsored By: Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice
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Higher penalties for unlawful AI image sharing
For covered unlawful electronic sharing or sale of AI-created images, maximum jail time rises from six months to one year. The maximum fine rises from $750 to $1,000; jail time, a fine, or both can apply. If the person shown is under 17, prison time can reach five years. At least one year of that sentence must be served without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence. Educators can receive two extra years, served consecutively, when the victim is an enrolled Louisiana K–12 student under 17. Offenders under 14 are handled exclusively under Title VII of the Louisiana Children's Code. The law excludes specified internet, email, telecommunications, information-service, and access-software providers. It also excludes recipients who neither specifically intended nor consented to receive the image.
New penalties for possessing minors' AI nudes
The law bans possessing unauthorized AI videos or still images showing an identifiable person under 17 nude or intimately exposed. Covered exposure includes genitals, the pubic area, buttocks, or female breasts. The person possessing the image must know, or have reason to know, that possession is unauthorized. Penalties include up to five years in prison, a fine up to $5,000, or both. At least one year of any prison sentence must be served without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence. Educators can receive two extra consecutive years when the victim is an enrolled Louisiana K–12 student under 17. Offenders under 14 are handled exclusively under Title VII of the Louisiana Children's Code. Specified service providers are excluded, as are recipients who neither specifically intended nor consented to receive the image.
New penalties for sexual deepfakes of minors
Knowingly creating or possessing a sexual deepfake of someone under 18 is now a crime. Penalties are five to 20 years in prison at hard labor, a fine up to $10,000, or both. At least five years of any prison sentence must be served without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence. School employees covered as educators can receive two extra years, served after the main sentence. That extra penalty applies when the victim is an enrolled Louisiana K–12 student under 17.
New AI nude image rules for juveniles
The law adds AI-created nude images to rules for offenders under 17. It bans knowingly possessing or selling, or maliciously sharing, covered images to coerce, harass, or intimidate someone. Covered images show another person nude or exposing genitals, the pubic area, buttocks, or female breasts. The offender must know, or have reason to know, that the image's possession, sale, or sharing is unauthorized. Violations are handled exclusively under Title VII of the Louisiana Children's Code.
Schools must explain AI image crimes
Louisiana public schools, including charter schools, must explain unlawful AI image sharing, sale, and possession to students in grade six and above. Principals must provide this information within the first five days of each school year. Parents or guardians receive a form to sign and return, acknowledging receipt and understanding. Materials must fit students' ages, grades, and regular or special education programs. The Louisiana Department of Education develops the materials and supplies them through school governing authorities.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Bryan Fontenot
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Alonzo L. Knox
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 6/1/2026
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
Yes: 37 • No: 0
House vote • 6/1/2026
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Yes: 90 • No: 0
House vote • 5/26/2026
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/19/2026
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 3/30/2026
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 101 • No: 0
House vote • 3/18/2026
Reported with amendments
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782.
6/9/2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
6/9/2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/4/2026HouseConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
6/1/2026HouseNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
6/1/2026SenateConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
6/1/2026SenateNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
6/1/2026HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/1/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
6/1/2026SenateConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
5/31/2026HouseConference committee report received.
5/31/2026SenateScheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
5/31/2026HouseHouse conferees appointed: Fontenot, Villio, and Boyer.
5/27/2026HouseNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
5/27/2026SenateRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
5/26/2026HouseNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
5/26/2026SenateSenate conference committee members appointed: Hodges, Morris, and Kleinpeter.
5/26/2026SenateNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
5/26/2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
5/25/2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
5/20/2026HouseRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
5/19/2026SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
5/19/2026SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted.
4/27/2026SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
4/27/2026SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
4/20/2026Senate
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