IN HB1036 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-11 - Representatives Jeter C, Heaton, Greene R added as coauthors
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-11 - Representatives Jeter C, Heaton, Greene R added as coauthors
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Age verification for material harmful to minors. Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website. Creates a cause of action to permit: (1) the parent or guardian of a child harmed by a violation of the age verification requirement to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) any other person to bring an action to obtain injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees. Prohibits a person that conducts age verification from retaining the identifying information of an individual seeking to access an adult oriented website that displays material harmful to minors, and permits an individual whose identifying information is retained to bring an action to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Title
Age verification for material harmful to minors.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-01-11 | House | Representatives Jeter C, Heaton, Greene R added as coauthors |
2024-01-08 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
2024-01-08 | House | Authored by Representative Davis |