HJR185 Summary

• Establishes the Alabama Commission on Child Protection to review state laws and procedures regarding child safety in electronic communications and Internet use.

• Commission membership comprises 16 members including legislative leadership, state agency directors, education representatives, and representatives from Internet Service Providers, mobile phone manufacturing, civil liberties organizations, and family health organizations.

• Commission duties include conducting a comprehensive review of laws related to child pornography, human trafficking, prostitution solicitation, and obscene material; recommending safety improvements; and proposing legislation.

• Appointments must be made within 30 days of the resolution's effective date, with the first meeting held no later than August 1, 2018.

• Commission must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by the fifth Legislative day of the 2019 Regular Session, at which time it shall be dissolved.