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Michigan age-verification & online ID laws

Proposed HB 4429 / SB 284 (2025-26)

Several measures are pending in the 2025-26 session: SB 901 (adult-content age verification) and the SB 284 / HB 4429 device/app-store pair, all in committee, while the Michigan Senate passed the "Kids Over Clicks" social-media bill.

Laws & bills on record

Adult content

Proposed
Bill / statute
HB 4429 / SB 284 (2025-26)
Status
Proposed bill (not yet law)

Several measures are pending in the 2025-26 session: SB 901 (adult-content age verification) and the SB 284 / HB 4429 device/app-store pair, all in committee, while the Michigan Senate passed the "Kids Over Clicks" social-media bill. Lawmakers have also floated restricting VPNs used to bypass age checks. Nothing is enacted yet.

Timeline
  • May 6, 2025Proposed

Source: legislature.mi.gov

VPN restrictions

HB 4938 (2025), the Anticorruption of Public Morals Act, would require internet service providers to monitor for and block VPNs, proxies, and other encrypted tunnels, and ban the sale or promotion of circumvention tools. Introduced Sept 2025; only filed, not advanced or scheduled for a hearing.

Source: eff.org

Frequently asked questions

Does Michigan require age verification to access adult websites?

Not yet -- a bill is pending. HB 4429 / SB 284 (2025-26) is proposed. Several measures are pending in the 2025-26 session: SB 901 (adult-content age verification) and the SB 284 / HB 4429 device/app-store pair, all in committee, while the Michigan Senate passed the "Kids Over Clicks" social-media bill.

Are VPNs restricted in Michigan?

HB 4938 (2025), the Anticorruption of Public Morals Act, would require internet service providers to monitor for and block VPNs, proxies, and other encrypted tunnels, and ban the sale or promotion of circumvention tools.

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