require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
This bill requires websites hosting content harmful to minors to implement age verification systems. It directly affects online platforms that host such material, mandating they verify users' ages before access. The legislation establishes penalties for websites that fail to comply with these age verification requirements. This measure aims to restrict minors' access to potentially harmful online content through mandatory verification protocols.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Feb 18, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Tabled , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 11
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amber Arlint
RRepublican
P
Bethany Soye
RRepublican
P
Chris Karr
RRepublican
P
David Wheeler
RRepublican
P
Eric Emery
DDemocratic
P
Helene Duhamel
RRepublican
P
Jim Mehlhaff
RRepublican
P
Liz Larson
DDemocratic
P
Mike Weisgram
RRepublican
P
Red Dawn Foster
DDemocratic
P
Steve Duffy
RRepublican
P
Steve Kolbeck
RRepublican
P
Tony Venhuizen
RRepublican
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