Developers and distributors must not build AI intended to produce child sexual abuse material or unlawful sexual deepfakes

Practical action

Enforce content-safety filters and abuse-detection on generative products and record the intended purpose of any image or chat model at release.

Who does it apply to?

Developers and distributors of generative AI systems available in Texas.

Actors

Provider / developerDeployer / user organisationDistributor

Sectors

Cross-sector / all sectorsMedia, platforms and information

Use cases

Generative AI and foundation modelsContent moderation and platforms

Applies from: 1 January 2026

Which controls meet this duty?

Satisfies: the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for. Supports: it contributes but the duty needs more. Each control page lists every other duty it serves, so work done once can be counted once.

• satisfiesProcessAI governance lead · once per ai system
  Prohibited and unacceptable-use screening gate

  Serves 7 recorded duties · evidence: Prohibited-use screening record, Screening list and escalation procedure

  Screens product intent against the ban.

• supportsTechnical measureAI security or safety lead · at launch and on material change
  Adversarial and red-team testing for generative AI

  Serves 8 recorded duties · evidence: Red-team exercise report, Red-team rules of engagement and scenario library, Adversarial findings tracker

  Tests that safeguards block sexual content involving minors.

Templates that cover this duty

Generated from the records. Free · no account · links emailed to your work address. This duty is cited in each file with its source reference and a link back here.

• AI Acceptable Use Policy

  Policy · DOCX · v1

• ISO/IEC 42001 Gap Assessment and Statement of Applicability

  Assessment · XLSX · v3

• NIST AI RMF ↔ EU AI Act ↔ ISO/IEC 42001 Crosswalk

  Crosswalk · XLSX · v5

• AI Audit Evidence Tracker

  Register · XLSX · v1

All 7 templates that cover it →

What evidence would a reviewer expect?

Framework mappings

Original editorial crosswalks. They cite clause numbers only and reproduce no standard text; confidence reflects how direct the mapping is.

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Frequently asked questions

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Developers and distributors must not build AI intended to produce child sexual abuse material or unlawful sexual deepfakes (Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA))” [AIPT-OBL-0110, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0110 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-OBL-0110: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: HB 149 (89R) history and enrolled text, Texas Legislature Online, https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB149.

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Change history

Similar obligations in other instruments

• Do not deploy or provide AI for prohibited practices — EU AI Act, European Union
• Developers and deployers must not use AI to incite self-harm, harm to others or crime — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Governmental entities must not use AI for social scoring — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Governmental entities must not use AI for biometric identification from public data without consent where it infringes rights — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Developers and deployers must not use AI with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against a protected class — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)