HOUSE BILL 498
RS31196 / H0498
This legislation establishes the Online Child Safety Act. Our kids are afflicted with a destructive pornography epidemic, and there are no real accountability measures that prevent online publishers from making it accessible to them. In keeping with Article III section 24 of the Idaho Constitution, which states that "The foremost concern of all good government is the virtue and sobriety of the people, and the purity of the home," Idaho Code § 18-1515 already prohibits "disseminating material harmful to minors." Today's internet environment thwarts the enforceability of the existing language. This legislation empowers parents of harmed children with standing to sue perpetrating content providers for a civil remedy if they fail to take reasonable steps to ensure they are not providing such content to minors.
This legislation does not require the expenditure of any state funds and does not create, repeal, or amend any state taxes or fees. Consequently, it would have no fiscal impact on the General Fund or any other state fund.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/07 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/08 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs |
| 02/12 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/13 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/14 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash(Stinson), Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Chew(Wilson), Dixon(24), Tanner Floor Sponsors - Young & Price Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/15 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/15 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs |
| 02/28 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/29 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/12 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/13 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/14 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Adams, VanOrden Floor Sponsor - Toews Title apvd - to House |
| 03/15 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/18 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/18 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/18 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/19 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/20 | Delivered to Governor at 11:45 a.m. on March 19, 2024 |
| 03/21 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2024 Session Law Chapter 113 Effective: 07/01/2024 |