Pornography consumption has been proclaimed a public health crisis in Arizona.

A bill passed in the Arizona Senate on Monday highlights the potential dangers of pornography usage, but stops short of taking further measures to prevent its availability.

Sixteen legislators voted in favor of the bill, 13 voted against and one abstained, according to the legislature’s website. One Democrat, Amish Shah of Phoenix, joined Republicans in voting for the bill. Michelle Ugenti-Rita of Scottsdale was the only Republican to vote against it, according to the Arizona Capitol Times.

The measure first passed in the state House of Representatives on Feb. 25, with 32 votes in favor and 28 against.

“Pornography perpetuates a sexually toxic environment that damages all areas of our society,” the bill states. “Potential detrimental effects on pornography users include toxic sexual behaviors, emotional, mental and medical illnesses and difficulty forming or maintaining intimate relationships.”

In addition to causing problems in intimate relationships, legislators argued it posed a danger to children.

“Due to the advances in technology and the universal availability of the internet, children are being exposed to pornography at an alarming rate, leading to low self-esteem, eating disorders and an increase in problematic sexual activity at ever-younger ages,” the bill adds.

Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen, who voted in favor of the bill, said that while the law doesn’t ban or make pornography illegal, it should still have an impact “because it’s the first time we’re making a statement … about the epidemic of pornography,” Allen told Arizona Central.

Democratic Sen. Jamescita Peshlakai of Window Rock, who opposed the bill, argued that it shifted attention away from “the measles epidemic that is striking our country and our state.” She called pornography “something very different.”

As of Monday, 764 cases of measles were diagnosed in the US in 2019, the highest number of reported cases since 1994.