SB 17 Indiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Age verification for material harmful to minors.

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. Requires adult oriented website operators to use commercially reasonable methods to secure all information collected and transmitted. Provides that the attorney general may bring an action to obtain an injunction, a civil penalty of not more than $250,000, or the attorney general's reasonable costs in investigating and maintaining the action. Provides that when the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a violation, the attorney general is empowered to issue civil investigative demands under IC 4-6-3-3 to investigate the suspected violation. Requires verification information of minors to be kept confidential with certain exceptions. Adds verification information to the definition of "personal information". Adds a violation of IC 24-4-23 as a deceptive act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024 Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024

How they voted

431
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Jan 18, 2024
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1 Nay
88% Yea
R Republican39
35 Yea 4
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 265: yeas 46, nays 2
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 213: yeas 92, nays 2
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 9: yeas 44, nays 1
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors