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SB 11 IN
Passed One Chamber

Minor access and use of social media.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Mar 3, 2025) First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Summary

Requires a social media operator to restrict a minor user's viewing of social media without first obtaining verifiable parental consent for the minor user. Defines a "minor user" as an individual who is less than 16 years of age. Allows the attorney general to: (1) bring an action against a social media operator that fails to implement a verifiable parental consent method; and (2) issue a civil investigative demand if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in a violation.

Sponsors (4)

7 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (19)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Bohacek · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
  3. Jan 8, 2025 Senator Brown L added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Garten added as third author · upper
  5. Jan 16, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  6. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Johnson T added as coauthor · upper
  7. Jan 21, 2025 Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  8. Jan 21, 2025 Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote · upper
  9. Jan 21, 2025 Senator Deery added as coauthor · upper
  10. Jan 21, 2025 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
  11. Jan 21, 2025 Senator Schmitt added as coauthor · upper
  12. Jan 21, 2025 Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote · upper
  13. Jan 21, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  14. Jan 23, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 42, nays 7 · upper
  15. Jan 23, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Pressel · upper
  16. Jan 23, 2025 Cosponsors: Representatives King and Jeter · upper
  17. Jan 23, 2025 Senator Young M added as coauthor · upper
  18. Jan 24, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  19. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
Subjects
CHILDREN AND MINORS; GenerallyCIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallySTATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney GeneralTECHNOLOGY; Cyber Security, Data Privacy, and Identity Theft

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