The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1047 authored by Rep. Negele on computer generated intimate images. The bill adds the term computer generated intimate image to the definition of an intimate image in Ind. Code § 35-45-4-8 to establish the distribution of an intimate image crime.
Rep. Negele offered an amendment to ensure the distribution of money to victims of the Boy Scouts bankruptcy case, which was further amended to declare an emergency for this provision. The amendment was adopted by consent. The Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Council testified in support of the bill educating the committee on the significance of this problem. The Indiana Public Defender Council testified in opposition to the bill citing First Amendment concerns. The amended bill passed 10-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1047/