HB 2146

H-3423.1
  SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2146
 State of Washington  69th Legislature       2026 Regular Session
 By House Community Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives
 Jacobsen, Davis, Leavitt, Chase, Marshall, Barnard, Keaton, Richards,
 Rule, Graham, and Couture)
 READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.
1     AN ACT Relating to combating sexual exploitation of minors; and
2 amending RCW 9.68A.040.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4     Sec. 1. RCW 9.68A.040 and 1989 c 32 s 2 are each amended to read
5 as follows:
6     (1) A person is guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor if the
7 person:
8     (a) Compels a minor by threat or force to engage in sexually
9 explicit conduct, knowing that such conduct will be photographed or
10 part of a live performance;
11     (b) Aids, invites, employs, authorizes, or causes a minor to
12 engage in sexually explicit conduct, knowing that such conduct will
13 be photographed or part of a live performance; ((or))
14     (c) Being a parent, legal guardian, or person having custody or
15 control of a minor, permits the minor to engage in sexually explicit
16 conduct, knowing that the conduct will be photographed or part of a
17 live performance; or
18     (d) Aids, invites, employs, authorizes, or causes a minor to view
19 sexually explicit conduct, knowing that the minor's viewing of such
20 conduct will be photographed or part of a live performance.
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1     (2) Sexual exploitation of a minor is a class B felony punishable
2 under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
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