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HF864Introduced in the House

A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification. (Formerly HF 62.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification. (Formerly HF 62.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.

June 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 30, 2026

82

Yes

2

No

16

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1Absent
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Yes
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Absent
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 563.

  2. Passed House, yeas 88, nays 1. H.J. 763.

  3. Explanation of vote. H.J. 811.

  4. Explanations of votes. H.J. 812.

  5. Immediate message. H.J. 767.

  6. Message from House. S.J. 607.

  7. Read first time, attached to SF 443. S.J. 607.

  8. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.

  9. Referred to Technology. S.J. 1057.

  10. Subcommittee: Alons, Bennett, and Taylor. S.J. 124.

  11. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 9:30AM Senate Lounge.

  12. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  13. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 307.

  14. Amendment S-5012 filed. S.J. 307.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

  17. Amendment S-5231 filed, adopted. S.J. 916.

  18. Amendment S-5012 out of order. S.J. 916.

  19. Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 917.

  20. Immediate message. S.J. 918.

  21. Message from Senate. H.J. 1035.

  22. Senate amendment H-8430 filed. H.J. 1047.

  23. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8430. H.J. 1062.

  24. Passed House, yeas 82, nays 2. H.J. 1063.

  25. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.

  26. Immediate message. H.J. 1066.

  27. Message from House. S.J. 941.

  28. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.

  29. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.

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