Age Verification Bill Tracker

■ pending bill
■ law passed before 2026
■ law passed before 2026 & pending bill

In 2022, Louisiana passed a law requiring the use of age verification on websites that contain a “substantial portion” (33.33%) of adult content. Websites must utilize commercial age verification systems that check a user’s government identification or “public or private transactional data” to confirm that a user is at least 18 years old.

Louisiana’s law sparked a flurry of copycat legislation to be introduced in state houses around the country. Twenty-five states now require age verification for websites that contain “material harmful to minors.”

Title	Status	Latest Action	Date	Enforcement		hf:tax:policy-status	hf:tax:government-body	hf:tax:enforcement-mechanisms
New York S3591 / A3946	Introduced	Referred back to the committees that defeated in 2025	2026-01-07	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	new-york	civil-fines
Tennessee HB2522 / SB2398	Introduced	Introduced	2026-02-03	civil fines, private lawsuits		introduced	tennessee	civil-fines private-lawsuits
New Jersey S 1826	Introduced	Introduced, referred to Judiciary committee	2026-01-13	civil fines, criminal charges		introduced	new-jersey	civil-fines criminal-charges
West Virginia SB 498	Introduced	Introduced, referred to Judiciary committee	2026-01-19	civil fines, criminal charges, other		introduced	west-virginia	civil-fines criminal-charges other
Maryland HB 693	Introduced	Introduced, referred to Judiciary committee	2026-02-02	private lawsuits		introduced	maryland	private-lawsuits
Wyoming HB 72	Introduced	Introduced	2026-01-30	criminal charges		introduced	wyoming	criminal-charges
Iowa SF 2159	Introduced	Introduced, referred to Technology committee	2026-01-29	other, private lawsuits		introduced	iowa	other private-lawsuits
West Virginia HB 4412	Introduced	Committee held markup discussion	2026-01-27	civil fines, private lawsuits		introduced	west-virginia	civil-fines private-lawsuits
West Virginia SB 628	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee	2026-01-27	private lawsuits		introduced	west-virginia	private-lawsuits
Missouri HB 3015/2921	Introduced	Introduced, referred to committee	2026-01-22	civil fines		introduced	missouri	civil-fines
Washington HB 2112	Introduced	Scheduled for hearing on January 16th	2026-01-07	civil fines		introduced	washington	civil-fines
Missouri HB 1839 & SB 901/1346/1412	Introduced	Introduced in the Senate	2026-01-07	civil fines		introduced	missouri	civil-fines
Missouri HB 1878	Introduced	Introduced and referred to General Laws committee	2026-01-08	private lawsuits		introduced	missouri	private-lawsuits
New Hampshire SB 648	Introduced	Hearing held	2026-01-08	civil fines, private lawsuits		introduced	new-hampshire	civil-fines private-lawsuits
Iowa HF 864	Passed first chamber	Senate Technology subcommittee recommended passage	2026-01-22	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-chamber	iowa	private-lawsuits
Massachusetts H 1626	Introduced	Hearing in the Joint Committee on the Judiciary	2025-06-10	private lawsuits		introduced	massachusetts	private-lawsuits
Hawai’i HB 1198	Introduced	Carried over to 2026 Regular Session	2025-12-08	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	hawaii	civil-fines private-lawsuits
Hawai’i HB 1212	Introduced	Carried over to 2026 Regular Session	2025-12-08	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	hawaii	civil-fines
Iowa SF 207/443	Passed first committee	Referred to Technology committee	2025-06-16	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-committee	iowa	private-lawsuits
Tennessee HB 222 / SB 466	Introduced	Returned to the Clerk's Desk	2025-03-25	private lawsuits		introduced	tennessee	private-lawsuits
Minnesota SF 2105 / HF 1434	Introduced	Introduced and referred to House and Senate committees	2025-03-03	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	minnesota	civil-fines private-lawsuits
SCREEN Act (2025)	Introduced	Subcommittee approved amended version for full committee consideration	2025-12-11	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	us-congress	civil-fines
Minnesota HF 1875	Introduced	Introduced and referred to committee	2025-03-05	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	minnesota	civil-fines private-lawsuits
Parents Over Platforms Act – HR 6333	Announced	Subcommittee approved for full committee consideration	2025-12-11	civil fines		announced	us-congress	civil-fines
App Store Accountability Act 2025	Introduced	Subcommittee approved for full committee consideration	2025-12-11			introduced	us-congress
Wisconsin AB 105 / SB 130	Passed both committees	Passed Senate committee	2025-11-12	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-second-committee	wisconsin	private-lawsuits
Michigan SB 191	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Regulatory Affairs committee	2025-03-20	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	michigan	civil-fines
Pennsylvania SB 603	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee	2025-04-09	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	pennsylvania	private-lawsuits
Michigan SB284/HB4429: Digital Age Assurance Act	Introduced	Introduced and referred to committee	2025-05-06	civil fines		introduced	michigan	civil-fines
Pennsylvania HB 1513	Introduced	Referred to Communications & Technology committee	2025-05-29	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	pennsylvania	private-lawsuits
New Jersey A4146	Introduced	Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee	2024-04-04	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	new-jersey	civil-fines private-lawsuits

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