15-04-2025
Oregon House unanimously passes bill criminalizing AI-generated pornography
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday banning AI-generated sexual images.
The bipartisan House Bill 2299A criminalizes the dissemination of pornographic or sexually explicit images generated by AI, which officials said will help to curb the rise of AI-generated deepfakes.
According to the Oregon House of Representatives, between 2022 and 2023, there was a 464% rise in AI-generated sexually explicit photos and videos, and that 'over 20,000 AI-generated images of children were posted on an online forum within one month.'
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In a statement, Representative Kevin Mannix, a chief sponsor of the bill, shared that the bill will help protect Oregonians, primarily women and children, from being victimized by AI-generated images.
'I am very pleased that the House passed this important bill to protect Oregonians–especially women and youth–from being cruelly victimized by the sharing of false, AI-generated intimate images,' said Rep. Mannix. 'It's my hope that the passage of this bill will prevent more victims from experiencing significant emotional consequences and trauma, as well as damage to their reputations and careers.'
House Bill 2299A updates the language of Oregon's intimate images statute to explicitly include 'a digitally created, manipulated or altered depiction that is reasonably realistic.'
'Victims of deepfake pornography are often told there's nothing they can do,' said Rep. Annessa Hartman, another chief sponsor of the bill. 'Today, with the passage of this bill, we are changing that. We are standing with victims and saying: we see you, we believe you, and we will not let this abuse go unchecked.'
With this bill, Oregon joins 31 other states addressing the emergence of AI-generated pornography.
HB 2299A will now move to the Oregon Senate for consideration.
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