IN SB0017 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-1)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 98
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-1)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 98
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [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. Requires adult oriented website operators to use commercially reasonable methods to secure all information collected and transmitted. Provides that the attorney general may bring an action to obtain an injunction, a civil penalty of not more than $250,000, or the attorney general's reasonable costs in investigating and maintaining the action. Provides that when the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a violation, the attorney general is empowered to issue civil investigative demands under IC 4-6-3-3 to investigate the suspected violation. Requires verification information of minors to be kept confidential with certain exceptions. Adds verification information to the definition of "personal information". Adds a violation of IC 24-4-23 as a deceptive act.
Title
Age verification for material harmful to minors.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 91 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 44 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 91 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 44 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Public Law 98 |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 265: yeas 46, nays 2 |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Motion to concur filed |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Dissent rescinded |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M and Deery |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate conferees appointed: Bohacek and Pol |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate dissented from House amendments |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Motion to dissent filed |
| 2024-02-29 | House | House advisors appointed: Speedy, Jeter and Bauer M |
| 2024-02-29 | House | House conferees appointed: King and Dvorak |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 213: yeas 92, nays 2 |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2024-02-06 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Referred to the House |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Senators Zay and Byrne added as coauthors |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Senator Young M added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Senators Crane and Raatz added as coauthors |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Senator Crider added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Senator Bassler added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Cosponsors: Representatives Speedy, Pressel, Goss-Reaves |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative King |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 9: yeas 44, nays 1 |
| 2024-01-16 | Senate | Senator Koch added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-16 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2024-01-16 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | Senator Buck added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Senators Alting, Doriot, Tomes added as coauthors |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Senator Johnson T added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Authored by Senators Bohacek, Deery, Brown L |
Subjects
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses
CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses
