Is Pornhub blocked in New Jersey?
No. New Jersey has no age-verification law for porn sites, and no bill is moving as of October 26, 2026.
New Jersey has no law requiring adult websites to verify visitors' ages. A bill that would make failing to verify ages a crime (S1826/A5305) is in committee in the 2026-2027 session but has had no hearing or vote. Pornhub is available in New Jersey without a new age check.
The rules
S1826/A5305 is alive in the 2026-2027 session but has had no committee hearing or vote since it was introduced, so New Jersey is listed as having no law rather than an advancing bill. Earlier versions (S4455 and A4146) also died without a hearing.
Is Pornhub available in New Jersey?
No age-verification law applies in New Jersey, and Pornhub serves it without a new age check. New Jersey is not on PCMag's June 2026 list of places where Pornhub blocks visitors.
Is porn banned in New Jersey?
No. New Jersey doesn't ban porn and has no age-verification law for porn sites.
Is there an age-verification law in New Jersey?
S1826/A5305 is alive in the 2026-2027 session but has had no committee hearing or vote since it was introduced, so New Jersey is listed as having no law rather than an advancing bill. Earlier versions (S4455 and A4146) also died without a hearing.
Is it illegal to watch porn in New Jersey?
No. New Jersey has no age-verification law for porn sites, and watching legal adult content is not a crime there.
Separate state and federal laws on obscenity and child sexual abuse material apply everywhere, whatever a state's age-verification rules.
Bills to watch
- S1826 / A5305. Would require "sexually oriented online entities" (thresholds of more than one-third of revenue, user accounts or content tied to obscene material) to verify that visitors are 18 or older, using Motor Vehicle Commission license checks, third-party services or the site's own system, with limits on keeping identifying data. A site that fails to verify could be prosecuted under the obscenity-to-minors law (a third-degree crime: 3 to 5 years and a fine up to $15,000) and would face a civil penalty of up to $50,000. S1826 introduced and referred to Senate Judiciary 2026-01-13; A5305 introduced and referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology 2026-06-23; no hearing or committee vote on either as of 2026-10-26.
- S3993. Age verification and parent or guardian consent for minors' social media accounts; limits certain messaging between adults and minors. Introduced and referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens 2026-03-19; no further action.
- S4455. Predecessor of S1826 (same synopsis). Introduced and referred to Senate Judiciary 2025-05-19; no further action; died when the 2024-2025 session ended in January 2026.
- A4146. Would have required entities to verify the age of people accessing certain online material and barred minors from it. Introduced and referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology 2024-04-04; no further action; died when the 2024-2025 session ended in January 2026.
Related laws
- S332, New Jersey Data Protection Act (P.L. 2023, c. 266) (effective Jan 15, 2025). Requires consent from consumers a controller knows are 13 to 16 before their data is used for targeted ads, sale or certain profiling. Not an age-verification law. in effect (approved 2024-01-16; effective on the 365th day after enactment)
Sources
- S1826 (2026-2027 session): bill details, New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- S1826 introduced text and statement, New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- A5305 (2026-2027 session): bill details, New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- S3993 (2026-2027 session): bill details, New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- S4455 (2024-2025 session): bill details, New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- A4146 (2024-2025 session): bill details, New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- P.L. 2023, c. 266 (S332), New Jersey Data Protection Act, New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) Statute · Jan 16, 2024
- Sorry, No Pornhub Access in 24 States and 3 Countries (PCMag, via Yahoo Tech) (tech.yahoo.com) News · Jun 12, 2026
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