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HB 1058 CO
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Protections for Minors Featured in Digital Content

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (May 4, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

This Colorado law establishes protections and requirements for minors under 18 who are featured in compensated online content, effective June 1, 2027. Content creators whose online content includes a minor and earns $40,000 or more annually with at least 30% of their content featuring the minor must maintain records of the minor's age, compensation, and screen time, and must set aside a portion of earnings into a trust account for the minor. Minors can request deletion or removal of identifying information from posts, and content creators must comply within 72 hours or face potential civil liability. The law prohibits financial benefit from producing sexual content involving minors with intent to sexually gratify viewers and requires online hosting platforms to implement strategies to mitigate risks related to monetization of minors' sexualization. Civil actions are available for damages including actual damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees for violations of the law's provisions.

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Official abstract

The act creates new requirements and civil remedies beginning June 1, 2027, related to individuals under 18 years old (minors) who are featured in compensated content on online hosting platforms (online content).     A minor is considered to be engaged in content creation work if, over a 12-month period, the following 3 criteria are met:At least 30% of a content creator's online content produced within a 30-day period includes the minor's likeness, name, or photograph;The number of views of the online content meets the online hosting platform's compensation threshold or the content creator receives $0.10 or more per view, including compensation from sponsorships; andThe content creator receives at least $40,000 in actual compensation from the online content.     Content creators whose online content features a minor engaged in content creation work must maintain specific records, including:Proof of the minor's age;The total compensation generated; andThe total number of minutes the minor was featured in posts featuring online content.     A content creator shall compensate a minor engaged in content creation work by setting aside a portion of the gross earnings into a trust account for the minor until the minor reaches the age of majority or is declared emancipated. A court may distribute money from the trust account to the minor before the minor reaches the age of majority or is declared emancipated upon petition from the trustee and a finding that the money will only be used for specific expenses that solely benefit the minor.     An adult or an emancipated minor who was featured as a uniquely identifiable minor in a content creator's post featuring online content on or after June 1, 2027, may request that the content creator delete the post or remove the uniquely identifiable information. The content creator must comply with the request within 72 hours. If the content creator fails to comply after 30 days, the individual may sue for various types of relief, and the online hosting platform must review and take reasonable steps to remove the content unless certain exceptions apply.     The act prohibits a person from financially benefiting from knowingly producing or distributing online content of a minor with the intent to sexually gratify or elicit a sexual response in the viewer. Exceptions apply for law enforcement, reporting unlawful activity, legal proceedings, and certain actions engaged in by online hosting platforms. Online hosting platforms are required to develop and implement a risk-based strategy to help mitigate risks related to the monetization of the intentional sexualization of known minors.     A civil action may be filed on behalf of a minor for damages, including actual damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees, if a content creator fails to comply with specified provisions of the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)
28 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (16)
  1. May 4, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Apr 23, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. Apr 2, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  6. Apr 1, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  7. Mar 31, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
  8. Mar 30, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/31/2026 - No Amendments · upper
  9. Mar 25, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  10. Mar 6, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
  11. Mar 2, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  12. Feb 27, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  13. Feb 26, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  14. Feb 2, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  15. Jan 28, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  16. Jan 14, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
Subjects
Business & Economic DevelopmentChildren & Domestic MattersLabor & EmploymentTelecommunications & Information Technology

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