Published: March 19, 2026
By: Izzy Wollfarth, LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE – Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, proposed a bill on Wednesday making it a felony to possess, sell and distribute artificial intelligence-produced nudity of a minor.
The bill received unanimous support from the House Criminal Justice Committee, and it now advances to the House floor.
House Bill 119 introduces a new statute for the possession of artificial intelligence nudity and increases the penalty of distribution from a misdemeanor to a felony charge. The penalty would amount to five years in prison, with at least one year served without the possibility of parole or probation.
“Today’s bill is a new battle that we are on the forefront of: It is artificial intelligence,” Fontenot said.
The bill also received support from Kevin Cobb with the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association.
Read more at KATC.
LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 
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