Age Verification for Adult Oriented Websites

Enacted as SEA 17 (2024), this chapter requires adult websites to verify that visitors are 18 or older using a mobile credential, an independent third-party verification service, or transactional data. Operators and their verification vendors may not keep users' identifying information and must secure it. Verification data counts as 'personal information' under the breach law. A preliminary injunction was vacated after Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton (2025), and the law is enforceable.