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Senate committee backs online age‑verification bill that adds tax and enforcement to fund youth mental‑health services
Summary
The Senate Revenue & Taxation Committee on Feb. 5 recommended First Substitute SB 73 to the full Senate after adopting an amendment that clarifies enforcement and tax administration. Sponsor Sen. Musselman said the bill creates a Division of Consumer Protection enforcement role and a 2% excise tax to fund youth mental‑health services.
Senators in the Revenue & Taxation Committee voted Feb. 5 to recommend First Substitute SB 73, a bill that would require online adult‑content sites to implement age‑verification measures, authorize state enforcement, and impose a 2% excise tax on covered transactions to fund youth mental‑health treatment.
Sponsor Sen. Jason Musselman said the bill was crafted after a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court decision and aims to impose “reasonable and transparent expectations” on providers while remaining narrowly tailored to avoid unconstitutional burdens on adult speech. “The statute only incidentally…
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