HB 931: Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors
GENERAL BILL by Sirois
Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors; Requires developer & covered manufacturer to, beginning on specified date, make specific determinations about covered applications & user, provide certain notices, & provide certain features to parents & developers; provides requirements for devices sold before specified date; requires application store to establish nondiscriminatory practices; provides for enforcement actions by Attorney General; provides affirmative defense; provides limitation on liability for covered manufacturer; revises age verification method used by certain commercial entities to verify age of person accessing certain material; provides exception; requires covered manufacturer to ensure certain statutory requirements are met; authorizes DLA to bring action against covered manufacturers; authorizes imposition of civil penalties against covered manufacturers; removes certain liability & damage provisions for certain commercial entities; removes provisions relating to public records exemptions & OGSR; requires covered manufactures to take certain steps upon activation of device; requires certain websites, applications, or online services to take certain actions based on amount of material harmful to minors found on such website, application, or online service; requires covered manufacturers to comply with statutory requirements in nondiscriminatory manner; prohibits covered manufacturers from taking certain actions; authorizes DLA to adopt rules & regulations; provides preemption.
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/24/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 931, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2025 at 9:25 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1438 Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors Grall Identical Last Action: 3/20/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed 
H 1503 Harm to Minors Salzman Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
S 1718 Harm to Minors Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 282.803 Page 3 (pdf) 501.1737 Age verification for online access to materials harmful to minors. Page 9 (pdf) 501.1741 Page 19 (pdf)