Bill > S1163

This bill adds a new chapter to existing law in Idaho to establish the Parental Rights Protection of Minors Act, which aims to protect minors from accessing or downloading pornographic content that is harmful. The key provisions are: 1. Manufacturers of tablets and smartphones must enable a filter on these devices when activated in Idaho that prevents minors from accessing harmful materials through internet browsers, search engines, and mobile/wired/wireless networks. The filter must notify users when a website is blocked and allow authorized users to unblock it. 2. Manufacturers can be held civilly and criminally liable if a minor accesses harmful materials on a device that does not have the required filter enabled upon activation in Idaho. 3. Individuals, other than a minor's parent or guardian, can be liable in a civil action for knowingly enabling a passcode to remove the filter on a device in a minor's possession. 4. The attorney general can take legal action against manufacturers who violate the law, including seeking injunctions, civil penalties, and license revocation. 5. Misdemeanor penalties are established for individuals, other than parents/guardians, who knowingly enable the removal or deactivation of the filter on a minor's device. The provisions are contingent on at least 5 other states passing similar legislation, and the law is set to take effect on January 1, 2024.

Government Affairs, Justice

State Affairs Committee (Senate)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/S1163/