MO HB1878

Commercial entities publishing websites where 33% or more of content is material harmful to minors must implement reasonable age-verification methods to verify users are 18 or older

Age-verification providers are prohibited from retaining any identifying information after access has been granted or denied

Violating entities face civil liability for damages when minors access the material, plus court costs and attorney's fees; additional liability applies for knowingly retaining user identifying information

Bona fide news organizations, internet service providers, search engines, and cloud service providers are exempt from liability when they are not responsible for creating the harmful content

Declared an emergency act, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval