HARRISBURG (TNS) — A Pennsylvania bill which would replace “child pornography” with a new term has lapsed into law.

Gov. Josh Shapiro allowed this bill to pass without his signature due to the fact it was incomplete.

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports how Senate Bill 187 — which amends the 2004 Children Internet Protection Act by replacing the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material” (or “CSAM”) — was unanimously passed in the Pennsylvania House on July 3 and was presented to Shapiro a little under a week later.

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However, The Center Square continues to report how Shapiro — although he claims he “fully supports” the bill’s initiative — chose not to ink the legislation, as it lacked clarity on defining what constitutes child sexual abuse material, leaving it up to schools and libraries to make this distinction when crafting internet use policies.

The same Capital-Star article explains that the state Constitution allows for a bill approved by the General Assembly to become law within 10 days with or without the governor’s signature. As such, this bill will go into affect Sept 17, during which time public institutions are expected to change the language for their internal policies.

The Center Square explains how this update in terminology was made on the suggestion of the Child Pornography Task Force, who claimed how “child pornography” was not only outdated, but also failed to fully encompass the gravity behind the crime.

“The phrase, ‘child pornography’ fails to adequately capture what is contained int he images or film, whereas ‘child sexual abuse material’ specifically identifies the child as a victim of sexual abuse that has been captured in still photographs or videos,” elaborated the bill’s prime sponsor, Sen. Judy Ward.

Shapiro has directed the General Assembly to correct this omission when they return to session this coming fall.