This is a project that uses google trends and synthetic control methods to estimate the impact of age-verification legislation on search behavior.
| State | Bill | Bill Description | Enforcement Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | HB 142 | "To enact R.S. 9:2800.28, relative to material harmful to minors; to provide for liability for the publishing or distribution of material harmful to minors on the internet; to provide for reasonable age verification; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for individual rights of action; to provide for attorney fees, court costs, and punitive damages; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters." | 2023-01-01 |
| Utah | SB 287 | "This bill creates obligations and liabilities for a commercial entity that provides pornography or other materials harmful to minors." | 2023-05-03 |
| Virginia | SB 1515 | "An Act to amend and reenact §18.2-390 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-40.5, relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the Internet." | 2023-07-01 |
| Mississippi | SB 2346 | "Material harmful to minors; provide for liability for any entity that distributes on the internet without age verification." | 2023-07-01 |
| Arkansas | SB 66 | "An act to create the protection of minors from distribution of harmful material act; to establish liability for the publication or distribution of material harmful to minors on the internet; and to require reasonable age verification." | 2023-07-31 |
| Texas | HB 1181 | "An act relating to the publication or distribution of sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty." | 2023-09-01 |
| Montana | SB 544 | "An act revisit internet laws related to material harmful to minors; providing for liability for the publishing or distribution of material harmful to minors on the internet; providing for reasonable age verification" | 2024-01-01 |