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HB 1036 IN

Age verification for material harmful to minors.

IN · session 2024 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2024

Latest action (Jan 11, 2024) Representatives Jeter C, Heaton, Greene R added as coauthors

Summary

Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website. Creates a cause of action to permit: (1) the parent or guardian of a child harmed by a violation of the age verification requirement to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) any other person to bring an action to obtain injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees. Prohibits a person that conducts age verification from retaining the identifying information of an individual seeking to access an adult oriented website that displays material harmful to minors, and permits an individual whose identifying information is retained to bring an action to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.

Sponsor (1)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
  2. Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Representative Davis · lower
  3. Jan 11, 2024 Representatives Jeter C, Heaton, Greene R added as coauthors · lower
Subjects
CHILDREN AND MINORS; GenerallyCIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities, Damages, and PenaltiesOBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHYTECHNOLOGY; Cyber Security, Data Privacy, and Identity Theft

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · PDF

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