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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming HB 43 | Announced | Bill Number Assigned | 2024-12-16 | private lawsuits | announced | 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 | Announced | Prefiled | 2024-12-02 | private lawsuits | announced | 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 | |
| Ohio SB 212 | Introduced | Referred to Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee | 2024-01-24 | civil fines | introduced | ohio | civil-fines | |
| SCREEN Act of 2024 | Introduced | Bill reintroduced | 2023-11-28 | other | introduced | us-congress | other | |
| Ohio HB 295 | Introduced | Bill introduced | 2023-10-09 | criminal charges, private lawsuits | introduced | ohio | criminal-charges 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 |
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