Mike Bohacek
- Republican
- Senator
- District 8
Author
Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website. Creates a cause of action to permit: (1) the parent or guardian of a child harmed by a violation of the age verification requirement to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) any other person to bring an action to obtain injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees. Prohibits a person that conducts age verification from retaining the identifying information of an individual seeking to access an adult oriented website that displays material harmful to minors, and permits an individual whose identifying information is retained to bring an action to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees. Requires adult oriented website operators to use commercially reasonable methods to secure all information collected and transmitted. Provides that the attorney general may bring an action to obtain an injunction, a civil penalty of not more than $250,000, or the attorney general's reasonable costs in investigating and maintaining the action. Provides that when the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a violation, the attorney general is empowered to issue civil investigative demands under IC 4-6-3-3 to investigate the suspected violation. Requires verification information of minors to be kept confidential with certain exceptions. Adds verification information to the definition of "personal information". Adds a violation of IC 24-4-23 as a deceptive act.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 98
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 265: yeas 46, nays 2
Motion to concur filed
House advisors appointed: Speedy, Jeter and Bauer M
House conferees appointed: King and Dvorak
Motion to dissent filed
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate conferees appointed: Bohacek and Pol
Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M and Deery
Dissent rescinded
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 213: yeas 92, nays 2
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the House
Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
Senators Crane and Raatz added as coauthors
Senator Young M added as coauthor
Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor
Cosponsors: Representatives Speedy, Pressel, Goss-Reaves
House sponsor: Representative King
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 9: yeas 44, nays 1
Senators Zay and Byrne added as coauthors
Senator Crider added as coauthor
Senator Bassler added as coauthor
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
Senator Koch added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Buck added as coauthor
Senators Alting, Doriot, Tomes added as coauthors
Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
Authored by Senators Bohacek, Deery, Brown L
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| Enrolled Senate Bill (S) | |
| Senate Bill (S) | PDF PDF |
| Engrossed Senate Bill (H) | |
| Introduced Senate Bill (S) |
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| Fiscal Note: SB0017.05.ENRH.FN001 |
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