HB0238S01 | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill criminalizes certain conduct relating to child sexual abuse material.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill amends the definition of child sexual abuse material; and provides a severability clause.

Bill Details
Year: 
2024
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 13, 2024
Sponsor
Representative
Republican - District 54
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

This bill expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include any visual depiction of explicit sexual conduct involving a minor. It also introduces a severability clause that allows the rest of the charges to remain in effect even if one provision of the charges is deemed invalid. This will offer greater protection to children who are victims of sexual exploitation.

Commission: 
Safety
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations promote and support the adoption and enforcement of laws, at all levels of government, to end the recruitment, force or involvement of a minor in conduct or violence of a sexual nature and all forms of sexual exploitation; Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage and call for members, policy makers, schools and community organizations to actively raise awareness and to address those conditions and situations that contribute to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Utah PTA Legislative Policy: 

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements: 

Address threats to the safety and well-being of children that can happen online, such as cyberbullying, exploitation, criminal activity and violence.