Utah "games as porn" bill quietly dies

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.