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IN SB0394
Bill
Status
1/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Grooms
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AI Summary
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Manufacturers, sellers, and distributors of Internet-enabled devices must install active blocking software on all devices manufactured after January 1, 2019, preventing access to indecent content and websites facilitating human trafficking, with an exception for social media sites maintaining good-faith content filters.
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The attorney general shall compile and update a monthly list of websites containing indecent content or facilitating human trafficking, transmit the list to device manufacturers/sellers/distributors, and keep the list confidential unless secured by password.
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Consumers may deactivate blocking software only by submitting a written request, proving they are at least 18 years old, acknowledging a written warning about the dangers of deactivation, and paying a $20 deactivation fee.
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The $20 deactivation fee shall be distributed as: 60% to the violent crime victims compensation fund, 20% to the human trafficking prevention and victim assistance fund, and 20% to the state general fund.
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Violations constitute a Class B infraction, and violations of the chapter are deceptive acts subject to enforcement by the attorney general under consumer protection laws.
Legislative Description
Human trafficking. Requires manufacturers, sellers, and distributors of Internet enabled devices to install blocking software to prevent the device from accessing: (1) an Internet web site hosting indecent content; and (2) an Internet web site that promotes human trafficking or prostitution. Allows a consumer to deactivate blocking software by paying a $20 deactivation fee and meeting certain other requirements, and provides that: (1) 60% of the fee shall be deposited in the violent crime victims compensation fund; (2) 20% of the fee shall be deposited in the human trafficking prevention and victim assistance fund; and (3) 20% of the fee
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
1/8/2018