Arizona HB 2112 (Age Verification)

Arizona, United StatesAZ HB 2112Updated September 26, 2025

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Became Law

In force

Arizona's 2025 adult-site age check, with damages that climb to $250,000 if a minor gets through.

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Key facts

Where
Arizona, United States
Bill number
AZ HB 2112
Status
Law
Threat
High
Last update
September 26, 2025

Topics

Age VerificationDigital ID

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What it does

Arizona HB 2112 makes any commercial site more than a third sexual material harmful to minors verify visitors are 18 using digital identification or a commercial service reading a government ID. Enforcement is a private right of action, with damages up to $10,000 per day of violation, $10,000 for each mishandled ID, and up to $250,000 more if the failure lets a minor access the material.

What’s at stake

Arizona's damages ladder is among the steepest, topping out at a quarter million dollars per incident. The bigger the number, the harder operators lean on ID checks, and the more Arizonans hand over identity to reach lawful content.

Our take

Arizona dressed a digital-ID mandate as child protection and stacked damages high enough to force compliance. The closer votes here, 44 to 15 and 18 to 10, are a reminder this was not quite as consensus-driven as the 2023 wave.

Timeline

  1. Took effectLatest

  2. Signed into law

The record

Sponsor

Rep. Nick Kupper

Votes

  • House: Passed (44 to 15), February 12, 2025
  • Senate: Passed (18 to 10), May 6, 2025