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
43–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Jan 18, 2024
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican39
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joanna King
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
P
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
P
Spencer Deery
RRepublican
Co
Andy Zay
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
Co
Eric Bassler
RRepublican
Co
Eric Koch
RRepublican
Co
Gary Byrne
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
Co
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
Jim Pressel
RRepublican
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