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Lawmakers push age‑verification bill to restrict juvenile access to online pornography; legal questions raised
Summary
Republican leaders described a revived age‑verification bill aimed at preventing minors from accessing pornographic websites; supporters argued it targets a predatory industry and cited legal precedent, while Democrats raised First Amendment and data‑security concerns.
Republican lawmakers said they are taking another run at an age‑verification bill intended to prevent juveniles from accessing pornographic websites. A sponsor described the measure as aimed at keeping harmful material away from young children and said the effort follows a previous clause that passed the House last year but stalled in the Senate and a summer study.
Representative Scott Odenbach, House majority leader, said proponents see the bill as focused on protecting minors, not regulating consenting adults. "If you're gonna provide harmful material to juveniles, you…
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