Massachusetts AI-CSAM Criminalization Act (Senate)
An Act Protecting Minors from the Creation of Computer-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Visual Materials
Massachusetts · S 1174, 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
Would close a gap in Massachusetts law by criminalizing the creation and distribution of sexually explicit images of children that are technologically edited, collaged, morphed, or AI-generated. Massachusetts is one of only five states that has not updated its child pornography statutes to cover AI-generated content. The bill aligns state law with statutes already enacted in 45 other states.
Who is protected: Minors depicted in AI-generated or computer-manipulated sexually explicit imagery
Legal detail
Amends Massachusetts CSAM statutes (General Laws) to explicitly include computer-generated, morphed, or AI-generated sexually explicit depictions of minors; Senate companion to H 1593.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Citation | S 1174, 194th General Court of Massachusetts (2025-2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Class A misdemeanor (criminal); civil damages (private right of action) |
| Topics | AI-generated images · children's online safety |
| Legal analysis | Massachusetts S1174 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court |
More AI rules in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts EO 658 responsible data center development (2026) · In effect
- Massachusetts AI-CSAM Criminalization Act (House) · Proposed / pending
- MA Digitized Intimate-Images Law (deepfake NCII) · In effect
Related AI-generated images rules elsewhere
- NY AG · In effect
- MI SOS Deepfake Election Policy · In effect
- IL Digital Voice/Likeness Act · In effect
- NY AI digital replica law · In effect
- Illinois HB 3851 — deepfake cyberbullying in schools (2026) · In effect
- NJ S4701 GAI Accountability Act · Proposed / pending
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