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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to civil liability for certain actions that allow children |
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to access pornographic materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 6, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 129B to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 129B. LIABILITY FOR ALLOWING CHILDREN TO ACCESS |
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PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL |
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Sec. 129B.0001. LIABILITY FOR OWNERS OF INTERNET WEBSITES. |
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A person who owns an Internet website, including a person who owns a |
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social media Internet website, may be held liable for damages if an |
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individual younger than 18 years of age accesses pornographic |
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material on the person's Internet website. |
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Sec. 129B.0002. LIABILITY FOR PERSONS WHO UPLOAD |
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PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL. A person who posts pornographic material on |
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an Internet website may be held liable for damages if an individual |
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younger than 18 years of age accesses the material on the website. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 129B, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |