DelawareDelawareBillHB 265
Age Verification for Material Harmful to Minors
Would have required commercial websites providing pornography or material harmful to minors to verify users' ages, with civil liability and penalties.
Passed House; assigned to Senate Executive Committee, died when the General Assembly endedJun 18, 2024 2 years ago
- Body
- Delaware General Assembly
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- Sep 1, 2023
- Sponsors
- R (Republican)Republican
Timeline
Jun 18, 2024 2 years ago
Sep 1, 2023 3 years ago
Sponsors
- R (Republican)Michael Smith
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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