Bill > HB3357

This bill creates a new chapter in the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to establish civil liability for obscenity. It defines key terms like "obscenity," "harmful material," and "minor." The bill allows individuals harmed by obscenity to sue the person who engaged in the obscenity or knowingly benefited from participating in an entity that engaged in obscenity. It also imposes liability on commercial entities that knowingly or intentionally benefit from distributing, transmitting, or displaying harmful material to minors. The bill includes provisions on shareholder/member liability, prohibited defenses, damages, and liberal construction to promote the underlying purpose of protecting individuals from obscenity and providing adequate remedies. The bill also includes severability clauses to ensure the act's constitutionality.