A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification.
HF 2274 requires operators of internet sites, apps, or site/app segments containing a significant portion of material deemed "pornographic for minors" to implement reasonable age verification. This prevents minors from accessing such content using methods like digital ID checks, commercially reasonable transactional data analysis, or attorney general-approved approaches. The law exempts bona fide news organizations, public interest broadcasts, and internet service providers (unless they created the content). Violations carry civil penalties up to $1,000 per incident, enforced by the attorney general.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2606.
legislature
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 3. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:00AM RM 19.
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Watkins and Wilburn.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Gustoff
RRepublican
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