Pennsylvania HB 2143

Age verification mandate. Relevant features:

• Enforcement: private lawsuits for treble (triple) damages arising from the violation or $10,000, whichever is greater.
• Age verification mechanisms allowed: Technology that employs a system or process to determine whether it is more likely than not that a user attempting to access content on a website is an adult; and prevents access by minors to any content that is harmful to minors.
• Applies to any “commercial entity that in the regular course of trade or business hosts or makes available material that is harmful to minors and is provided by the entity with the objective of earning a profit”.