Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 18 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 17 — Age verification for material harmful to minors.

Last action — Public Law 98

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    4 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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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.

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Action History

  1. Public Law 98

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 265: yeas 46, nays 2

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. House advisors appointed: Speedy, Jeter and Bauer M

  9. House conferees appointed: King and Dvorak

  10. Motion to dissent filed

  11. Senate dissented from House amendments

  12. Senate conferees appointed: Bohacek and Pol

  13. Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M and Deery

  14. Dissent rescinded

  15. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 213: yeas 92, nays 2

  17. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  19. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  20. Referred to the House

  21. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  22. Senators Crane and Raatz added as coauthors

  23. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  24. Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor

  25. Cosponsors: Representatives Speedy, Pressel, Goss-Reaves

  26. House sponsor: Representative King

  27. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 9: yeas 44, nays 1

  28. Senators Zay and Byrne added as coauthors

  29. Senator Bassler added as coauthor

  30. Senator Crider added as coauthor

  31. Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote

  32. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  33. Senator Koch added as coauthor

  34. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  35. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  36. Senators Alting, Doriot, Tomes added as coauthors

  37. Senator Johnson T added as coauthor

  38. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  39. Authored by Senators Bohacek, Deery, Brown L

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (128)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 17 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 17?
SB 17 is sponsored by Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), Jim Pressel (Republican), Mike Speedy, Joanna King (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Gary Byrne (Republican), Andy Zay, Michael Young (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), John Crane, Michael Crider (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), James Buck (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), and Mike Bohacek (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 17?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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