Legislators in Kansas, Mississippi, Kentucky File Measures Similar to S.B. 66 Protecting Children from Pornography

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Legislators in other states have filed bills similar to a measure in Arkansas that would protect children from pornography online.

S.B. 66 by Sen. Tyler Dees (R – Siloam Springs) and Rep. Mindy McAlindon (R – Centerton) requires pornographic websites to implement an age verification process to protect children from pornography.

The bill passed with nearly unanimous support in the Arkansas Senate earlier this month, but it failed in the House Rules Committee on Wednesday when none of the committee members who were at the committee meeting made a motion to pass the bill.

Family Council has identified legislation filed in Kansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi this year that is nearly identical to S.B. 66.

These good bills require pornographic websites to verify that users are 18 or older. Websites that fail to do so could be held liable under the law.

All of these bills are modeled after a law that Louisiana passed last year. That good law has caused the world’s largest porn site to start verifying that users from Louisiana are over the age of 18.

Arkansas has an opportunity to be a leader this year by passing legislation that will help protect children from pornography online. S.B. 66 is a good bill that will do exactly that.

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Arkansas Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Abortion Facility Licensing Requirements

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On Thursday the Arkansas Senate passed a bill that repeals licensing requirements for abortion facilities in Arkansas law. The measure now goes to Gov. Sanders’ office.

S.B. 138 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R – Mountain View) and Rep. Rebecca Burkes (R – Lowell) eliminates a provision in Arkansas law that says any facility that performs abortions must be licensed by the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Arkansas Department of Health has said Arkansas should repeal the licensing requirement, because abortion is now prohibited except to save the life of the mother.

Arkansas’ abortion facility licensing requirement is tied to other provisions related to abortion in state code. Repealing the licensing requirement could have unintended consequences for those good laws if abortion were once again made legal by a state or federal court decision or law.

Pro-lifers have asked lawmakers to amend S.B. 138 or pass follow-up legislation that would help address unintended consequences that could arise from the bill.

You Can Read S.B. 138 Here.

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Arkansas House Committee Fails to Pass Bill to Protect Children From Internet Pornography

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On Wednesday the House Rules Committee at the Arkansas Legislature failed to passed a measure that would help protect children in Arkansas from Internet pornography.

S.B. 66 by Sen. Tyler Dees (R – Siloam Springs) and Rep. Mindy McAlindon (R – Centerton) requires pornographic websites to implement an age verification process to protect children from pornography.

The bill passed with nearly unanimous support in the Arkansas Senate earlier this month, but it failed in the House Rules Committee on Wednesday.

S.B. 66 is a good bill that requires pornographic websites to verify users are 18 or older using a government-issued ID or another commercially available method.

In practice, this means pornographic websites would rely on IDs like a driver’s license to prevent minors from accessing pornographic material online.

Websites that violate S.B. 66 would be held liable under the law.

The measure is similar to a law Louisiana recently passed.

Technology has given children unprecedented access to pornography. Among other things, pornography is believed to contribute to mental health problems.

S.B. 66 would help address this problem in Arkansas.

You Can Read S.B. 66 Here.

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