LINCOLN- On Wednesday, lawmakers gave first-round approval to Sen. Dave Murman's LB1092, which would require commercial businesses that display a "substantial portion" of material harmful to minors, defined as more than one-third of a website's total material, to have a reasonable age verification method in place.

Murman, chair of the Education Committee, said during debate on a separate proposal relating to obscenity that children have "unfettered access" to "endless hours of unlimited graphic materials." Murman pointed to research conducted by the American Psychological Association as a reason why his bill is important.

In it, researchers found that pornography can lead to increased sexual aggression, relationship problems, and reinforce harmful gender stereotypes. "Every additional step which we put in front of our teens prior to accessing pornography is a second chance to stop and consider what they are accessing," said Murman during debate.

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