Sponsor refuses to concur on HB2133 after concerns about definitions and coverage

House Bill 2133, presented in the caucus, would require commercial entities that knowingly publish explicit material online to obtain reasonable consent verification for each individual depicted and establishes civil violations for noncompliance.

The Senate amended the bill to modify verification requirements for commercial entities, removed a prohibition on a commercial entity retaining personally identifying information, removed authority for the attorney general to inspect records on request, and altered specific definitions.

The bill sponsor refused to concur with the package of amendments, stating the definition of "section material" was circular and that, as amended, the bill “caught up an entity in this that wasn't meant to be caught up.” The sponsor said the drafting errors require correction before the sponsor could agree to the amended bill.

No formal vote was recorded in the transcript; the sponsor’s refusal was entered in caucus and the matter will return for further drafting or clarification.