The bill establishes new penalties for promoting obscenity on internet websites and mandates age verification for access to material deemed harmful to minors. It amends existing definitions of "obscene" to include visual depictions of rape or sexual abuse and specifies that promoting obscenity is a misdemeanor. If obscene material is published on an internet website accessible in Wyoming, the fines for violations will be calculated on a daily basis, with penalties increasing for repeated offenses involving minors.

Additionally, the bill requires individuals who publish material harmful to minors to implement reasonable age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing such content. It prohibits the retention of personally identifiable information obtained during the age verification process and establishes penalties for violations of these provisions. The Wyoming attorney general is tasked with creating a reporting mechanism for potential violations, and the act is set to take effect on July 1, 2024.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 6-4-301, 6-4-302