Massachusetts AI-CSAM Criminalization Act (House)

An Act Protecting Minors from the Creation of Computer-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Visual Materials
Massachusetts · H 1593, 194th General Court of Massachusetts (2025-2026)

Status: Proposed / pending
Applies to: Individuals who create, distribute, or possess AI-generated CSAM
Enforced by: Massachusetts courts; district attorneys

House companion to S 1174. Would update Massachusetts child pornography statutes to criminalize the creation, distribution, or possession of sexually explicit images of children that are AI-generated, morphed, or digitally edited. Would bring Massachusetts into alignment with 45 other states that already criminalize AI-generated CSAM under state law.

Who is protected: Minors depicted in AI-generated or computer-manipulated sexually explicit imagery

Legal detail

Amends Massachusetts CSAM criminal statutes to include AI-generated and computer-edited explicit depictions of minors; House companion to S 1174.

Key facts

Jurisdiction	Massachusetts
Level	State
Citation	H 1593, 194th General Court of Massachusetts (2025-2026)
Private right of action	No, agency enforcement only
Penalties	Class A misdemeanor (criminal); civil damages
Topics	AI-generated images · children's online safety
Bill text	Bill H.1593 194th (Current) - Massachusetts General Court

More AI rules in Massachusetts

Massachusetts EO 658 responsible data center development (2026) · In effect
Massachusetts AI-CSAM Criminalization Act (Senate) · Proposed / pending
MA Digitized Intimate-Images Law (deepfake NCII) · In effect

Related AI-generated images rules elsewhere

NY AG · In effect
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IL Digital Voice/Likeness Act · In effect
NY AI digital replica law · In effect
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NJ S4701 GAI Accountability Act · Proposed / pending

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