Criminal offenses; enhance penalties for certain if artificial intelligence was used in the commission of.

Summary

HB 840 would let judges add extra jail time and fines when a defendant knowingly uses an artificial‑intelligence system to commit certain offenses, ranging from six months to two years plus fines. It also amends child‑exploitation statutes to forbid transmitting, distributing, possessing, or receiving realistic visual depictions of a child in sexual conduct. The measure failed in committee and did not become law.

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