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Committee advances bill to require adult‑content filter on phones; effective date moved to Oct. 1
Summary
A House committee voted to report Senate Bill 186 as amended after a public hearing and committee discussion, setting the measure's effective date for Oct. 1 and directing it to the next legislative stage.
A House committee voted to report Senate Bill 186 as amended after discussion and public comment, moving the billto an Oct. 1 effective date.
Senator Chambless, who presented the measure to the committee, said the bill follows language already enacted in other states and that the filter would be implemented as a software update on phones. "The filter is on the phone. It's a software update," Chambless said during the committee hearing, adding that the technology is already in use elsewhere.
The bill drew questions from committee members and…
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