South Carolina S 591/H 4540
Requires manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to include and automatically enable filters on those devices that prevents their owners from accessing or downloading material that is harmful to minors.
California AB 1501
This bill would require a commercial sexually explicit website to use an age verification method that prevents minors from accessing sexually explicit material. Nothing about the method is defined. Noncompliance would open websites to private lawsuits from the parent or legal guardian of a minor who accessed the sexually explicit material.
Kansas SB 160 / HB 2301
Louisiana AVS law copycat. Requires use of commercial age verification systems or valid government ID on websites that contain “a substantial portion of material that may be harmful to minors.”
South Carolina HB 3826
Greatly expands the definition of “harmful to minors” to include any material that depicts sexual activity or “contains profane language”.
Oklahoma HB 1050
Device filter bill.