Arizona

Subnational jurisdiction · as of 2026-07-15

Arizona requires commercial websites and apps where more than one third of content is sexual material harmful to minors to verify that users are 18 or older, effective September 2025, after Governor Hobbs vetoed a similar bill in 2024. A 2026 bill that would bar social media accounts for children under 14 without parental consent, require parental approval for 14 and 15 year olds, and add an anonymous verification option to the adult content law passed the House in March 2026. Its final disposition in the Senate could not be confirmed from an official source as of this writing.

Instruments on record

HB2112, internet pornography, minors, age verification

In force

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Title 18, Chapter 7 (§ 18-701 et seq.)

Effective 2025-09-26 · Applies to private

Requires a commercial entity that knowingly publishes material of which more than one third is sexual material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method, such as government issued identification or transactional data, to confirm a visitor is 18 or older, without retaining identifying information.

Age threshold	18
Verification methods	gov id, digital id, transactional data, third party service
Penalties	Civil liability of up to $10,000 per day of violation and $10,000 per instance of unlawful retention or transmission of identifying information, plus up to an additional $250,000 if a minor accesses the material; a successful plaintiff may recover attorney fees and costs.
Enforcement body	Exclusively private civil actions by a parent or guardian of a minor who accesses the material, or by a person whose identifying information was retained or transmitted; no Attorney General enforcement.
Private suits	yes

Source: Ariz. Rev. Stat. Title 18, Chapter 7 (§ 18-701 et seq.)

HB2991, social media, online content, minors

Proposed

H.B. 2991, 57th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (Arizona 2026)

Applies to private

Would bar social media platforms from allowing account creation for children under 14 without parental consent, require parental consent for 14 and 15 year old users, and require an anonymous age verification option for adult content sites. Passed the Arizona House 44-6 on March 5, 2026; a Senate committee adopted a strike everything amendment and the bill cleared the Senate Rules Committee on April 7, 2026, but no final Senate floor vote or governor action was confirmed from an official source as of the as_of_date.

Age threshold	14
Verification methods	gov id, third party service, self declaration
Enforcement body	Arizona Attorney General (proposed)

Source: H.B. 2991, 57th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (Arizona 2026)