AI Frontier Institute

Establishes and modifies provisions relating to artificially generated material

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HCS for HB 2035 & 2350 has passed the Missouri House (engrossed) and had a Senate General Laws hearing on April 29, 2026. It is not law. If enacted, it would: (1) Section 407.3007 would bar anyone who develops or deploys AI in Missouri from advertising or representing to the public that the AI is, or can act as, a mental health professional or can provide therapy, psychotherapy, or mental health diagnosis. Violations would be unlawful practices under the Missouri merchandising practices act. The attorney general would enforce it, and anyone could report violations. Courts could award damages, injunctive relief, attorney's fees and other relief, with civil penalties of $10,000 for a first violation and $20,000 for each later violation. (2) Section 537.039 would prohibit using AI to replicate or alter a person's image or voice, or to use their likeness, to create explicit sexual material without the individual's express written consent. Injured individuals could sue for actual damages, attorney's fees and costs. (3) Section 573.010 would add a definition of "artificially generated visual depiction" and include it in the definitions of "child pornography" and "material" in the chapter, with the other definitions renumbered. (4) Section 573.550 would extend the offense of providing explicit sexual material to a student (a class A misdemeanor, applying to school-affiliated persons) to cover artificially generated visual depictions. It would also keep the exceptions for art, anthropological works and science-course materials.

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