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AZ SB1298

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2024

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Kern

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Requires commercial entities that intentionally publish material harmful to minors on websites with substantial portions of such material to verify users are at least 18 years old.

  • Permits age verification through comparing internet protocol addresses against blacklists or using any other commercially reasonable method of age and identity verification.

  • Allows internet users with minor children to request their internet service provider add or remove their internet protocol addresses from blacklists, with no obligation for providers to confirm the user has a minor child.

  • Establishes civil liability for commercial entities violating these requirements, including damages resulting from minor access to harmful material, plus reasonable attorney fees and costs.

  • Defines "substantial portion" as more than 33.33 percent of total website material being explicit sexual material harmful to minors, and exempts interactive computer service providers and users from obligations under the section.

Legislative Description

Internet; material harmful to minors.

Civil Liability

Last Action

Senate majority caucus: Do pass

2/20/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/30/2024
Transportation, Technology and Missing Children1/30/2024

Full Bill Text

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