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Age Verification Bill Tracker

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
West Virginia HB 2689	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee	2025-02-20	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	west-virginia	civil-fines private-lawsuits
West Virginia SB 293	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Judiciary committee	2025-02-12	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	west-virginia	private-lawsuits
Tennessee HB 222 / SB 466	Introduced	Assigned to Criminal Justice Subcommittee	2025-02-03	private lawsuits		introduced	tennessee	private-lawsuits
Illinois Adult Content Age Verification Act (SB 2082)	Introduced	Introduced	2025-02-06	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	illinois	civil-fines
Maryland HB 1212	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Economic Matters committee	2025-02-06			introduced	maryland
Iowa SF 207	Introduced	Subcommittee recommended passage	2025-02-10	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	iowa	private-lawsuits
South Carolina H 3405	Introduced	Referred to Judiciary Committee	2025-01-14	civil fines, private lawsuits		introduced	south-carolina	civil-fines private-lawsuits
South Dakota SB 18	Introduced	Passed the Judiciary committee	2025-02-18	civil fines, criminal charges	Take Action	introduced	south-dakota	civil-fines criminal-charges
Missouri HB 236	Passed first committee	Passed the House Children and Families committee	2025-02-11	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-committee	missouri	private-lawsuits
Missouri HB 691	Introduced	Introduced	2025-01-08	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	missouri	private-lawsuits
Illinois Online Age Verification for Material Harmful to Minors Act (HB 1103)	Introduced	Introduced and referred to Rules Committee	2025-01-09	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	illinois	private-lawsuits
Iowa HF 62	Introduced	Judiciary subcommittee recommended passage	2025-01-29	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	iowa	private-lawsuits
Maryland HB 394	Introduced	Scheduled for hearing on Feb 5	2025-01-17	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	maryland	private-lawsuits
Mississippi HB 599	Passed first chamber	Passed the House	2025-02-12	criminal charges		passed-first-chamber	mississippi	criminal-charges
North Dakota HB 1561	Passed first chamber	Passed the House	2025-02-07	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-chamber	north-dakota	private-lawsuits
North Dakota HB 1593	❌ Failed	Failed to pass the House	2025-01-17	private lawsuits	Take Action	%e2%9d%8c-failed	north-dakota	private-lawsuits
Oregon HB 2032	Introduced	Referred to the Judiciary committee	2025-01-17	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	oregon	private-lawsuits
Wyoming HB 43	Passed first chamber	Referred to Senate Judiciary committee	2025-02-11	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-chamber	wyoming	private-lawsuits
New Mexico HB 44	Introduced	Held in committee for revisions	2025-01-31	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	new-mexico	private-lawsuits
South Dakota HB 1053	Passed both chambers	Passed the Senate	2025-02-19	civil fines, criminal charges	Take Action	passed-both-chambers	south-dakota	civil-fines criminal-charges
Hawai’i HB 1212	Introduced	Introduced	2025-01-23	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	hawaii	civil-fines
Hawai’i HB 1198	Introduced	Introduced	2025-01-23	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	hawaii	civil-fines private-lawsuits
North Dakota SB 2380	Passed first chamber	Amended version passed the Senate	2025-02-19	private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-chamber	north-dakota	private-lawsuits
Arizona SB 1341	Introduced	Held in the Judiciary Committee (no vote)	2025-02-12	private lawsuits	Take Action	introduced	arizona	private-lawsuits
Arizona HB 2112	Passed first chamber	Passed the House	2025-02-12	civil fines, private lawsuits	Take Action	passed-first-chamber	arizona	civil-fines private-lawsuits
New York S3591 / A3946	Introduced	Assembly companion introduced and referred to consumer affairs and protection committee	2025-01-30	civil fines	Take Action	introduced	new-york	civil-fines
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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