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 and private lawsuits by parents.
WATCH:
HOLY CRAP! Every single Minnesota State House Democrat just voted to let children watch p*rnography
The vote: 67-67. Strictly along partisan lines — every Republican supported it.
Wow. You gotta be KIDDING ME! pic.twitter.com/z5hbdy1kJb
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 27, 2026
If passed, the legislation would have allowed the state Attorney General to enforce and create a private right of action for parents or guardians to sue noncompliant sites for up to $10,000 per violation, plus actual damages and attorney’s fees.
MINNESOTANS: You have just witnessed every single Democrat vote against our bill that would have put restrictions on adult content for children. pic.twitter.com/dcex0vNabV
— MN House Republicans (@mnhousegop) March 26, 2026
The Minnesota House Republican Caucus wrote of the outcome:
“MINNESOTANS: You have just witnessed every single Democrat vote against our bill that would have put restrictions on adult content for minors.”
They emphasized that the bill was a straightforward effort to shield kids from the flood of obscene material online.
The bill had been under discussion since the early 2025-2026 session.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, during a debate about the bill, Democrat State Representative Leigh Finke, the state’s first openly transgender legislator, voiced strong opposition, claiming porn can be “educational” for queer kids.
Finke claimed that the vague definition of “prurient interest” could be interpreted to include “the very existence of transgender kids.”
WATCH:
Transgender Minnesota State Rep Leigh Finke opposes age verification laws for adult sites because he thinks it can be “educational” for kids to access it
This dude is a disgusting creep pic.twitter.com/WWqjzMILW0
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 20, 2026
The representative also claimed attorneys general in other states with similar laws are “almost jubilant” about using them to ban children from accessing material that “could be educational if they are queer.”
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