Utah state representative David Hogue
(pictured) took an interesting approach to his anti-game legislation: his bill, HB257, would have amended the current
law regarding the distribution of material harmful to minors. The primary concern of the existing law was
pornography--hence, the "games as porn" connection.The law, despite First Amendment concerns, passed the Utah House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority (56-8). However, as GamePolitics reports, the bill never made it to the floor of the Senate in time to meet the midnight deadline, effectively killing the bill.
If you have a few minutes to spare, skim over bill HB257, if you are curious about how one may try and define (in great detail) inappropriate material for minors.
