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27 states require age verification for adult sites, none currently blocked by a court. See the full state table, litigation status, and FSC v. Paxton explained.
Utah, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama require app stores to verify age. See each state's status, the Texas SCOTUS order explained, and Apple/Google's response.
Arizona requires age verification for adult content under HB 2112, enacted after FSC v. Paxton and unchallenged so far. Requirements, penalties, enforcement.
Florida's HB 3 created separate social-media and adult-content verification rules with different court outcomes, plus active AG enforcement.
Georgia's SB 351 created two age-verification regimes: an enforced adult-content rule and a social-media rule blocked in court. Here's how to tell them apart.
Neither KOSA nor COPPA 2.0 is law. Four separate federal bills are pending as of August 2026. See each bill's status, what it would require, and the FTC's role.
Louisiana's Act 440, the nation's first adult-content age-verification law, is enforced and unchallenged. Requirements, the LA Wallet exception, penalties.
Mississippi has two age-verification laws: SB 2346 (adult content, unchallenged) and HB 1126 (social media), enforced pending appeal, never enjoined.
Missouri has enforced age verification for adult sites by AG rule since December 2025. HB 1839 codifies it, effective August 28, 2026.
Ohio has required age verification for adult sites since September 2025, but a drafting gap has reportedly let most major platforms keep operating without it.
Texas requires age verification for adult sites under Ch. 129B, upheld by the Supreme Court in FSC v. Paxton. Requirements, penalties, and the App Store Act.
Utah's age-verification and App Store Accountability laws survived court challenges on jurisdictional grounds, not First Amendment merits. Rules explained.
Virginia has two age-verification laws: an enforced 2023 adult-content statute and a blocked 2026 social-media rule, plus a push to repeal the older one.