Pornography and obscenity-crimes and penalties.
HB 78 requires websites publishing over one-third material harmful to minors to implement age verification for access, using government ID or transaction data. It prohibits retaining personally identifying age information after verification and bans websites from allowing minors to access such content without verification. Violations carry fines of up to $1,000 per day for non-compliance with age verification or data retention rules. The law applies to websites accessible in Wyoming and becomes effective July 1, 2024. It directly affects website operators hosting content meeting the defined "material harmful to minors" standard.
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introduced
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Introduction
Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2024
Last action Feb 17, 2024
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1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
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Sarah Penn
RRepublican
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Abby Angelos
RRepublican
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Ben Hornok
RRepublican
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Chip Neiman
RRepublican
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Chris Knapp
RRepublican
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Clarence Styvar
RRepublican
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Dan Laursen
RRepublican
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Jeanette Ward
RRepublican
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Jeremy Haroldson
RRepublican
Co
Lynn Hutchings
RRepublican
Co
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
RRepublican
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