California’s Senate killed a bill, similar to laws enacted in conservative states, that would require porn sites to verify visitors are adults.
Visitors to online porn sites would have had to verify their age under a bill that died last week in the California Legislature.LAist is facing a budget shortfall, but our mission to provide fact-based journalism is stronger than ever. We cannot do this important work without your member support today. Whether you give for the first time or increase your monthly donation, it all goes a long way in setting us up for a sustainable future.
The committee’s analysis cited “potentially significant cost pressure to the state-funded trial court system” if regulators had to enforce the proposed rules. The committee noted California’s courts are facing millions of dollars inas the bill was amended. Alison Boden, the coalition’s executive director, on Tuesday thanked Alanis for his willingness to address the porn industry’s concerns.
The bill’s analysis earlier this year noted that the initial measure was based on “model legislation” from the Center for Renewing America, a conservative activist group.The repayment demands, detailed in Orange County letters obtained by LAist, come as officials found that the nonprofit Viet America Society failed to show that meals to seniors were handed out as required under a county contract. Supervisor Andrew Do did not respond to requests for comment.Phew.
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