Hailey's Law proposes the establishment of a statewide camera footage registry system managed by the Attorney General, allowing individuals to voluntarily submit footage that may depict crimes for law enforcement access. The bill also mandates gaming platform providers and developers to implement age verification processes and obtain parental consent for minors engaging with video games. It introduces definitions related to age categories and parental consent, and establishes a private cause of action for minors or their parents against providers and developers for violations, allowing for recovery of damages or a minimum of one thousand dollars per violation.

Additionally, the bill requires educational institutions to include annual grooming awareness and prevention instruction in their curricula, ensuring students learn to recognize and respond to grooming behaviors. It emphasizes collaboration with child safety experts and mandates annual compliance certification to the department of education. The legislation also outlines requirements for contracts between sponsors and community schools, including provisions for monitoring and oversight, and introduces a statewide emergency pink alert program for locating missing individuals. The program involves collaboration among state agencies and includes protections for media outlets involved in alert broadcasts.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24