The Alabama House passed a bill Thursday that would require smart phones, tablets and other internet-enabled devices to automatically shield minors from explicit content, and establishes significant civil penalties for manufacturers were they to not comply with the new law.

House Bill 167, sponsored by Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, would require smart phones and tablets to verify the age of the user, and were the user to be under 18, automatically enable an adult content filter. Manufacturers could face civil penalties as high as $50,000 per violation under the bill, and could also face additional consequences from the Alabama attorney general, such as having licenses or certificates to do business in the state being revoked.

“It’s as simple as when (a minor) sets up their Apple ID, they put their age in and it automatically turns the filter on,” Sells said on the House floor. “They’re actually doing it now for ages 12 and under, and this just moves it up to the age of 18.”