By: Paxton S.B. No. 3003               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to age verification for the online sale of obscene   devices.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 43, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 43.29 to read as follows:          Sec. 43.29.  ONLINE SALE OF OBSCENE DEVICES TO MINORS   PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if, with criminal   negligence, the person sells or delivers an obscene device online:                (1)  to an individual under the age of 18; or                (2)  to any person without implementing an age   verification process at the point of sale to reasonably ensure that   the purchaser is 18 years of age or older.          (b)  For the purposes of this section, "age verification   process" means a commercially reasonable age verification method as   referenced under Section 129B.003 of the Civil Practices and   Remedies Code to verify a purchaser's age including, but not   limited to:                (1)  the requirement to submit a government-issued   photographic identification;                (2)  third-party age verification services that use   public records or other reliable sources to verify the purchaser's   identity and age; or                (3)  exclusive use of payment methods that are   restricted to individuals 18 years of age of older, provided such   verification is supplemented by another age verification method.          (c)  It is a defence to prosecution under this section that   the minor falsely represented themselves to be 18 years of age or   older by providing a government-issued identification card or other   documentation that:                (1)  appears to be valid on its face; or                (2)  the minor presents a form of identification that   is valid but was not issued to the minor.          (d)  A violation of this section is a Class A Misdemeanour.          (e)  A person who violates this section is also subject to a   civil penalty of an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation   under Chapter 43.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an action brought on or after the effective date of this Act.  An   action brought before the effective date of this Act is governed by   the law applicable to the action immediately before the effective   date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.