Bill > HB295

This bill, known as the Innocence Act, proposes several key provisions: 1. It creates a civil cause of action for victims of violations related to accessing or disseminating obscene or harmful material, allowing them to recover damages, attorney's fees, and other expenses. 2. It prohibits organizations from failing to verify the age of individuals attempting to access obscene or harmful material online, and requires any identifying information collected to be deleted within 30 days. 3. It prohibits individuals under the age of 18 from providing false identifying information to access obscene or harmful material online. 4. It creates criminal penalties for violations of the age verification and identifying information requirements, with felony charges for organizations and misdemeanor charges for individuals. 5. It also allows for the criminal forfeiture of profits, proceeds, and property related to certain violations. The bill aims to protect individuals, particularly minors, from the unauthorized creation and dissemination of sexual images involving their likeness, as well as to hold organizations accountable for failing to properly verify age when providing access to obscene or harmful material online.