The Kansas House advanced a bill today to keep children from viewing Internet pornography or check out R-rated movies at public libraries.

The House's voice vote sets up a final vote, expected Thursday. Passage would send the measure to the Senate, which ignored similar legislation in 2004.

This year's bill would require libraries to put filtering software on computers used by minors or have a policy that children can view what they want if their parents consent in writing.

A library that didn't do either would face losing state funds, starting in 2008.

Libraries also would be required to say children under 17 couldn't check out R-rated movies without a parent present.

Currently policies vary from library to library.