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. Eight of those bills passed in 2023.
FSC opposes these laws. To learn why, read Ineffective, Unconstitutional, and Dangerous: The Problem with Age Verification Mandates
| Title | Status | Latest Action | Date | Enforcement | hf:tax:policy-status | hf:tax:government-body | hf:tax:enforcement-mechanisms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania SB 1314 | Introduced | Referred to Senate Judiciary committee | 2024-09-12 | private lawsuits | introduced | pennsylvania | private-lawsuits | |
| Minnesota HF 5452 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | minnesota | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Minnesota HF 5409 / SF 5518 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | minnesota | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri HB 2064 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | private lawsuits | failed | missouri | private-lawsuits | |
| New Jersey A4146 | Introduced | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee | 2024-04-04 | civil fines, private lawsuits | introduced | new-jersey | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Alabama HB 393 | Failed | Died at the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-09 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | alabama | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Kentucky HB 278 | Enacted | Signed by the governor | 2024-04-05 | private lawsuits | enacted | kentucky | private-lawsuits | |
| Georgia SB 351 | Enacted | Signed by the governor | 2024-04-23 | civil fines, private lawsuits | enacted | georgia | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Pennsylvania HB 2143 | Introduced | Re-referred to Judiciary Committee | 2024-04-09 | private lawsuits | introduced | pennsylvania | private-lawsuits | |
| California AB 3080 | Failed | Added to Appropriations Suspense File | 2024-08-15 | civil fines | failed | california | civil-fines | |
| Kentucky SB 276 | Failed | Bill withdrawn | 2024-03-12 | private lawsuits | failed | kentucky | private-lawsuits | |
| Mississippi HB 1363 | Failed | Died in Senate committee | 2024-04-02 | private lawsuits | failed | mississippi | private-lawsuits | |
| Arizona HB 2656 | Failed | Held in committee | 2024-01-29 | private lawsuits | failed | arizona | private-lawsuits | |
| Arizona SB 1298 | Failed | Passed out of committee | 2024-02-29 | private lawsuits | failed | arizona | private-lawsuits | |
| Alabama HB 164 | Enacted | Enacted | 2024-04-24 | civil fines, private lawsuits | enacted | alabama | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| West Virginia SB 812 | Failed | Died at end of 2024 legislative session | 2024-03-09 | private lawsuits | failed | west-virginia | private-lawsuits | |
| Idaho H 498 | Enacted | Signed by the governor | 2024-03-19 | private lawsuits | enacted | idaho | private-lawsuits | |
| Iowa SF 2227 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-04-20 | private lawsuits | failed | iowa | private-lawsuits | |
| New Mexico HB 295 | Failed | Died at the end of the 2024 legislative session | 2024-02-15 | private lawsuits | failed | new-mexico | private-lawsuits | |
| Idaho H 448 | Failed | N/A - ID H 498 enacted | 2024-04-10 | private lawsuits | failed | idaho | private-lawsuits | |
| South Dakota HB 1257 | Failed | The House and Senate failed to agree on final language and the bill failed. | 2024-03-07 | failed | south-dakota | |||
| Oklahoma SB 1959 | Enacted | Approved by the Governor | 2024-04-26 | other, private lawsuits | enacted | oklahoma | other private-lawsuits | |
| Oklahoma SB 1960 | Failed | N/A - OK SB 1959 enacted | 2024-04-26 | private lawsuits | failed | oklahoma | private-lawsuits | |
| West Virginia HB 5272 | Failed | Died at end of 2024 legislative session | 2024-03-09 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | west-virginia | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Tennessee SB2042/HB2160 | Failed | Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee | 2024-03-12 | other, private lawsuits | failed | tennessee | other private-lawsuits | |
| Wyoming HB 78 | Failed | Denied introduction by the House | 2024-02-16 | criminal charges | failed | wyoming | criminal-charges | |
| Kansas HB2592/SB394 | Enacted | Became law without governor’s signature | 2024-04-25 | civil fines, private lawsuits | enacted | kansas | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Iowa HF2546 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-04-20 | private lawsuits | failed | iowa | private-lawsuits | |
| Arizona SB 1125 | Failed | Held in House Judiciary Committee | 2024-02-29 | private lawsuits | failed | arizona | private-lawsuits | |
| Ohio SB 212 | Introduced | Referred to Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee | 2024-01-24 | civil fines | introduced | ohio | civil-fines | |
| Iowa HF 2051 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-04-20 | private lawsuits | failed | iowa | private-lawsuits | |
| Oklahoma HB 3097 | Failed | N/A - OK SB 1959 enacted | 2024-04-26 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | oklahoma | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| West Virginia HB 4867 | Failed | Died at end of 2024 legislative session | 2024-03-09 | private lawsuits | failed | west-virginia | private-lawsuits | |
| Oklahoma HB 3008 | Failed | N/A - OK SB 1959 enacted | 2024-04-26 | private lawsuits | failed | oklahoma | private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri HB 2375 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | private lawsuits | failed | missouri | private-lawsuits | |
| Alaska HB 254 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | private lawsuits | failed | alaska | private-lawsuits | |
| Kentucky HB 241 | Failed | Incorporated into HB 278 and passed | 2024-03-28 | private lawsuits | failed | kentucky | private-lawsuits | |
| Georgia HB 910 | Failed | Incorporated into SB 351 and passed | 2024-03-28 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | georgia | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Arizona HB 2586 | Failed | Vetoed by the governor! | 2024-04-08 | private lawsuits | failed | arizona | private-lawsuits | |
| West Virginia HB 4423 | Failed | Died at end of 2024 legislative session | 2024-03-09 | private lawsuits | failed | west-virginia | private-lawsuits | |
| Nebraska Online Age Verification Liability Act | Enacted | Signed by the governor | 2024-04-18 | private lawsuits | enacted | nebraska | private-lawsuits | |
| Tennessee SB 1643 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-04-25 | civil fines | failed | tennessee | civil-fines | |
| Florida HB 3 | Enacted | HB 3 signed into law | 2024-03-25 | civil fines, private lawsuits | enacted | florida | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri HB 1993 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | private lawsuits | failed | missouri | private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri SB 961 | Failed | Bill withdrawn | 2024-01-04 | civil fines | failed | missouri | civil-fines | |
| New Hampshire HB 1256 | Failed | Committee rejected as “inexpedient to legislate” | 2024-02-01 | private lawsuits | failed | new-hampshire | private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri HB 1426/1855 | Failed | Failed to pass by the end of the legislative session | 2024-05-20 | private lawsuits | failed | missouri | private-lawsuits | |
| Illinois HB 4247 | Failed | Failed to pass before deadline | 2024-04-05 | private lawsuits | failed | illinois | private-lawsuits | |
| Tennessee SB 1792 | Enacted | Governor approved bill | 2024-05-28 | criminal charges, private lawsuits | enacted | tennessee | criminal-charges private-lawsuits | |
| SCREEN Act of 2024 | Introduced | Bill reintroduced | 2023-11-28 | other | introduced | us-congress | other | |
| Wisconsin AB 730/SB 683 | Failed | Failed to move forward by legislative deadline | 2024-04-15 | private lawsuits | failed | wisconsin | private-lawsuits | |
| Indiana SB 17 | Enacted | Law took effect | 2024-08-15 | civil fines, private lawsuits | enacted | indiana | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Illinois SB 2590 | Failed | Failed to pass | 2024-05-01 | civil fines | failed | illinois | civil-fines | |
| Ohio HB 295 | Introduced | Bill introduced | 2023-10-09 | criminal charges, private lawsuits | introduced | ohio | criminal-charges private-lawsuits | |
| Delaware HB 265 | Failed | Failed to pass before the end of the legislative session | 2024-07-01 | civil fines, private lawsuits | failed | delaware | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Michigan HB 5009 | Introduced | Referred to Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology | 2023-09-14 | private lawsuits | introduced | michigan | private-lawsuits | |
| CASE–IT Act (2023) | Introduced | Referred to committee | 2023-01-25 | other | introduced | us-congress | other | |
| South Carolina H 3424 | Enacted | Signed by the governor | 2024-05-21 | private lawsuits | enacted | south-carolina | private-lawsuits | |
| South Carolina H 3426 | Failed | N/A - SC H 3424 enacted | 2023-05-21 | failed | south-carolina |