Every single Minnesota House Democrat voted against a bill that would have required age verification on pornographic websites to protect children from watching or accessing explicit online content. The vote on House File 1434 ended in a 67-67 tie on Thursday, with all 67 Republicans supporting the measure and all 67 Democrats opposing it. The tie killed the bill. The legislation would have mandated that commercial websites where 25 percent or more of the content consists of material harmful to minors verify that users are at least 18 years old before granting access. The bill defines “harmful to minors” based on standards lacking serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for youth. It included protections for data privacy and enforcement mechanisms through the attorney general…
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