Washington HB 1999 (criminalizes AI/fabricated CSAM and nonconsensual fake intimate images)
Washington Substitute House Bill 1999 — Fabricated Intimate or Sexually Explicit Images and Depictions
Washington · Substitute H.B. 1999, Ch. 88, Laws of 2024 (Wash.)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- June 6, 2024
- Applies to
- Any person who creates, distributes, possesses, or discloses covered fabricated images.
- Enforced by
- Washington county prosecutors and law enforcement (criminal); affected individuals via civil action.
Washington expanded its child sexual abuse material laws to cover fabricated depictions of an identifiable minor, including AI-created images, and created a separate crime for knowingly disclosing a fabricated intimate image of another person when the discloser knows or should know the person did not consent and that disclosure would cause harm. A first disclosure offense is a gross misdemeanor and repeats are a class C felony. Victims may also sue for damages.
Who is protected: Identifiable minors depicted in fabricated CSAM and any person depicted in a nonconsensual fabricated intimate image.
Legal detail
Substitute HB 1999 (Chapter 88, Laws of 2024) amends Washington's CSAM and disclosure-of-intimate-images statutes to reach fabricated (including AI-generated) depictions, imposes gross misdemeanor/class C felony liability for knowing nonconsensual disclosure, and provides a civil remedy with statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Washington |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | March 14, 2024 |
| Citation | Substitute H.B. 1999, Ch. 88, Laws of 2024 (Wash.) |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Disclosure of a fabricated intimate image is a gross misdemeanor (first offense) and a class C felony (repeat); CSAM offenses carry existing child-pornography penalties. Civil liability includes the greater of actual or up to $10,000 statutory damages per defendant, plus possible punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief. |
| Topics | children's online safety · non-consensual intimate imagery · AI-generated images · deepfakes |
| Bill text | Substitute House Bill 1999, Chapter 88, Laws of 2024 (Session Law) |
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Related children's online safety rules elsewhere
- PA v. Character.AI (Fake Psychiatrist Chatbot) · Blocked / in litigation
- RI AI Companion Self-Harm Safety (2026) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act) (H.R. 7757) · Proposed / pending
- Oregon SB 1546 (AI companion chatbot disclosure + private right of action) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- xAI v. Harwood (Grok NCII Counter-Suit 2026) · Blocked / in litigation
- Blanchester OH schools AI policy EDEC (Jun. 29, 2026) · In effect
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