IN HB1085

Creates civil cause of action allowing individuals depicted in child sexual abuse material or obscene material on the Internet, or exposed to such obscene material, to sue persons who knowingly allow, facilitate, or disseminate the material, or who are content providers of prohibited material

Prevailing plaintiffs may recover actual damages, liquidated damages up to $5,000, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and court costs including attorney's fees and expert witness fees

Establishes safe harbor for interactive computer service providers who take immediate voluntary good faith actions to remove or block prohibited material after gaining actual knowledge of it

Authorizes the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief against violators, and exempts these actions from requirements to exhaust administrative remedies

Removes comparative fault defenses and tort claims immunities for civil actions brought under this chapter; effective July 1, 2026