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MO SB1346

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jill Carter

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commercial entities must implement age verification for websites where more than one-third of content is sexual material harmful to minors (individuals under 18), using digital ID, government-issued identification, or transactional data verification

  • Websites and third-party verifiers are prohibited from retaining any identifying information collected during the age verification process

  • Covered websites must display mandatory warnings about pornography's effects on brain development, mental health, and its connection to exploitation, plus include SAMHSA helpline information on every page in 14-point font or larger

  • Civil penalties include $10,000 per day for operating without proper age verification, $10,000 per instance of retaining user identifying information, and up to $250,000 additional if minors access the material

  • Internet service providers, search engines, and cloud service providers are exempt from liability for merely providing access to content they did not create; news-gathering organizations are also exempt

Legislative Description

Creates provisions relating to age verification on adult websites

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

General Laws1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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