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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee HB 221 | Introduced | Filed for introduction | 2025-01-21 | private lawsuits | introduced | tennessee | private-lawsuits | |
| North Dakota HB 1593 | Introduced | Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee | 2025-01-20 | priva, private lawsuits | introduced | north-dakota | priva private-lawsuits | |
| North Dakota HB 1561 | Introduced | Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee | 2025-01-20 | private lawsuits | introduced | north-dakota | private-lawsuits | |
| Oregon HB 2032 | Introduced | Referred to the Judiciary committee | 2025-01-17 | private lawsuits | introduced | oregon | private-lawsuits | |
| South Dakota HB 1053 | Introduced | Passed State Affairs committee vote | 2025-01-17 | civil fines, criminal charges | introduced | south-dakota | civil-fines criminal-charges | |
| Maryland HB 394 | Introduced | Scheduled for hearing on Feb 5 | 2025-01-17 | private lawsuits | introduced | maryland | private-lawsuits | |
| Iowa HF 62 | Introduced | Referred to Judiciary subcommittee | 2025-01-16 | private lawsuits | introduced | iowa | private-lawsuits | |
| Mississippi HB 599 | Introduced | Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee | 2025-01-15 | introduced | mississippi | |||
| South Dakota SB 18 | Introduced | Referred to the Judiciary committee | 2025-01-13 | civil fines, criminal charges | introduced | south-dakota | civil-fines criminal-charges | |
| Arizona HB 2112 | Announced | Prefiled | 2025-01-13 | civil fines, private lawsuits | announced | arizona | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Illinois HB 1103 | Introduced | Introduced and referred to Rules Committee | 2025-01-09 | private lawsuits | introduced | illinois | private-lawsuits | |
| New Mexico HB 44 | Announced | Prefiled | 2025-01-06 | private lawsuits | announced | new-mexico | private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri HB 691 | Introduced | Introduced | 2025-01-08 | private lawsuits | introduced | missouri | private-lawsuits | |
| Wyoming HB 43 | Introduced | Referred to Judiciary committee | 2025-01-13 | private lawsuits | introduced | wyoming | private-lawsuits | |
| South Carolina H 3405: App Store Accountability Act | Announced | Prefiled | 2024-12-04 | civil fines, private lawsuits | announced | south-carolina | civil-fines private-lawsuits | |
| Missouri HB 236 | Introduced | Referred to committee on Children and Families | 2025-01-13 | private lawsuits | introduced | 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 |
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