HB0334 | Warning Label Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill modifies provisions that create a cause of action for injury of a minor by pornographic material.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill: modifies certain exemptions for liability for entities for a cause of action for injury of a minor by pornographic material; changes provisions of the safe harbor protections for liability for a cause of action for injury of a minor by pornographic material; clarifies who must give a warning of the harmful impact of exposing pornographic material to a minor.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0334
Year: 
2024
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 13, 2024
Sponsor
Representative
Brady Brammer
Republican - District 54
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
SAF 2016-3 | Impact of Pornography on Youth
Impact on Children: 

The bill amends regulations on distributing pornographic material to protect minors. It specifies responsibilities for issuing warnings, modifies liability exemptions and safe harbor protections, defines explicit warning requirements, and introduces penalties of up to $2,500 per violation.

Commission: 
Safety
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support the adoption and enforcement of laws, at all levels of government, to include appropriate penalties for predators who purposely distribute pornographic material to minors and that will curtail the production, distribution and exhibition of materials which depict ,in an explicit manner, intimate and sexual conduct and violence of a sexually-oriented nature.

Utah PTA Legislative Policy: 

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.