Utah § 59-38-101 - Legislative findings. (Effective 10/1/2026)
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§ 59-38-101. Legislative findings. (Effective 10/1/2026)
59-38-101. Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that:
| (1) | minors in the state face an unprecedented mental health crisis, with rising rates of anxiety, depression, and self-harm; |
| (2) | research demonstrates a correlation between minor access to material harmful to minors and negative mental health outcomes; |
| (3) | existing state efforts to address minor access to material harmful to minors and to provide mental health services for minors have been inadequate due to limited resources; |
| (4) | commercial entities that publish or distribute material harmful to minors have not voluntarily implemented effective age verification measures to prevent minor access; |
| (5) | the state has a substantial and compelling interest in protecting minors from material harmful to minors; |
| (6) | age verification requirements are an effective and minimally restrictive means of preventing minor access to material harmful to minors; |
| (7) | additional funding is necessary to support mental health services for minors and to enforce age verification requirements; and |
| (8) | entities required to implement age verification systems create regulatory costs and societal harms that warrant an excise tax to fund prevention and enforcement efforts. |
Enacted by Chapter 220, 2026 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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