LawSignals
October 2025
Age verification, age-appropriate design, and platform duties toward minors.
| Measure | Bills |
|---|---|
| Matched to this Tracker | 476 |
| New this month | 3 |
| Moved a stage | 3 |
| Passed a chamber | 2 |
| Enacted | 2 |
| Vetoed | 0 |
| State | Bills that moved |
|---|---|
| CA | 2 |
| MA | 1 |
October 2025 was a quiet month for children's online safety legislation, with only three bills changing stage nationwide. California accounted for all enacted legislation, signing two measures into law: one establishing age verification signal requirements and another mandating warning labels on social media platforms. Massachusetts saw its sole movement when a bill on algorithmic accountability advanced out of committee.
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | AB 1043 | Age verification signals: software applications and online services. | Enacted | 13 October 2025 |
| Requires software applications and online services to recognize age verification signals. Signed into law. | ||||
| CA | AB 56 | Social media: warning labels. | Enacted | 13 October 2025 |
| Requires warning labels on social media platforms. Signed into law. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | S 51 | An Act relative to social media, algorithm accountability, and transparency Companion: MA HD 5363, MA SD 1313 | Passed committee | 16 October 2025 |
| Addresses algorithmic accountability and transparency requirements for social media. Advanced from committee. | ||||
| State | Bill | Title | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | SB 1469 | Child Labor - As enacted, adds regulations for content creation that involves certain minors. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50. Companion: TN HB 1723 | Signed |
| OH | HB 547 | Enact the Kid Influencer Protection Act | In committee |
| PA | SB 1038 † | An Act providing for parental presence during medical and dental examinations of minors; protecting the rights of parents; and imposing duties on health care providers and health care facilities. | In committee |
None of the 456 federal documents published in October 2025 matched this Tracker, and no comment window or effective date is pending.
| State | Bill | Title | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | S 51 | An Act relative to social media, algorithm accountability, and transparency Companion: MA HD 5363, MA SD 1313 | Passed committee |
| State | Bill | Title | Current status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | HB 318 | An Act relating to use of social media platforms by minors; and providing for an effective date. | In committee | 22 April 2026 |
| AK | HB 46 | An Act relating to minors; and relating to the distribution and use of electronic applications. | In committee | 22 January 2025 |
| AK | HJR 28 | Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. | Sent to governor | 17 June 2026 |
| AK | SB 262 | An Act relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date. | In committee | 4 May 2026 |
| AL | HB 161 † | Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations as deceptive trade practice, parents authorized to bring civil action | Enacted | 17 February 2026 |
| AL | HB 170 | Social media content; trust required for certain minors who are performers or featured in social media content, calculation of compensation and designation of trustee for trust provided for, procedure for adult to request removal of social media content featuring themselves as a minor required for social media companies, cause of action created against certain individuals who fail to comply with trust and social media content requirements | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| AL | HB 171 | Social media; certain media feeds lacking age verification, Attorney General authorized to enforce | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| AL | HB 173 | Consumer protection; access by minors to certain platform portions restricted; hours for sending notifications to covered minors limited; default platform settings on certain platforms required; mechanism for more stringent optional settings required; annual disclosure of certain data by covered operators required; violations a deceptive trade practice | In committee | 24 February 2026 |
| AL | HB 219 | Consumer protection; software applications, age appropriateness, rules established for app developers and app distribution providers, civil penalties established Companion: AL SB 172 | In committee | 14 January 2026 |
| AL | HB 235 | Social media, individuals under 16 years of age prohibited from creating accounts, age verification required, penalties for violations established | In committee | 6 February 2025 |
| AL | HB 276 | Consumer protection, requires social media platforms terminate certain accounts, display notifications, prohibit certain actions, use age verification, provide certain tools, remove certain content, penalties provided for violations | In committee | 13 February 2025 |
| AL | HB 318 | Traffic infractions; parental electronic notification system authorized | Passed chamber | 25 February 2026 |
| AL | HB 324 | Artificial intelligence; age verification systems required for chatbots, safeguard protocols required, therapy chatbot requirements established, private right of action and enforcement provided for | In committee | 22 January 2026 |
| AL | SB 186 | Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation | Enacted | 14 May 2025 |
| AL | SB 187 | Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations as deceptive trade practice, parents authorized to bring civil action Companion: AL HB 317 | Passed chamber | 1 May 2025 |
| AL | SB 234 | Proof of Age; require certain retailers to use digital or card-swipe technology to verify customer age at point of sale | Dead | 7 April 2026 |
| AR | HB 1726 † | TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT. | Passed chamber | 5 May 2025 |
| AR | SB 328 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPUTER CRIMES AGAINST MINORS. | Signed | 20 March 2025 |
| AZ | HB 2112 | internet pornography; minors; age verification | Signed | 13 May 2025 |
| AZ | HB 2192 | video content; minors; employment; compensation | Passed chamber | 20 April 2026 |
| AZ | HB 2195 | digital advertising; content; children; penalty | Signed | 13 May 2025 |
| AZ | HB 2311 | artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements | Vetoed | 19 June 2026 |
| AZ | HB 2861 | social media protections; minors | Dead | 11 March 2025 |
| AZ | HB 2920 | software applications; minors; requirements | In committee | 28 January 2026 |
| AZ | HB 2991 | social media; online content; minors | Passed chamber | 10 June 2026 |
| AZ | HB 4057 | social media platforms; requirements; minors | In committee | 11 February 2026 |
| AZ | HB 4082 | social media platforms; user restrictions | In committee | 12 February 2026 |
| AZ | SB 1002 † | SNAP; TANF; public welfare; verification | Vetoed | 20 February 2026 |
| AZ | SB 1341 | harmful website content; age verification | In committee | 3 February 2025 |
| AZ | SB 1747 | social media; online content; minors. | Passed chamber | 24 March 2026 |
| CA | AB 1043 | Age verification signals: software applications and online services. | Enacted | 13 October 2025 |
| CA | AB 1700 | e-Safety Commission: youth online protection. | In committee | 23 March 2026 |
| CA | AB 1709 | Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission. | Passed chamber | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | AB 1856 † | Age verification signals: software applications. | Passed chamber | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | AB 2023 | Companion chatbots: children's safety. Companion: CA SB 1119 | Passed chamber | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | AB 2076 | The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide. | Passed chamber | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | AB 2246 | Online service, product, or feature: access by children. | Passed chamber | 13 August 2026 |
| CA | AB 2426 | Online platforms: educational children's content. | In committee | 9 April 2026 |
| CA | AB 2617 | Protecting Kids from Online Gambling Act. | In committee | 17 March 2026 |
| CA | AB 56 | Social media: warning labels. | Enacted | 13 October 2025 |
| CA | AB 728 | Skin care product sales: age verification. | Dead | 2 February 2026 |
| CA | SB 1247 | Social media platforms: child influencers. | Passed chamber | 10 August 2026 |
| CO | HB 1058 | Protections for Minors Featured in Digital Content | Signed | 5 May 2026 |
| CO | HB 1148 | Protections for Youth on Social Media | Introduced | 7 April 2026 |
| CO | HB 1418 | Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise | Vetoed | 1 June 2026 |
| CO | HB 25-1287 | Social Media Tools for Minor Users & Parents | In committee | 13 May 2025 |
| CO | SB 25-086 | Protections for Users of Social Media | Vetoed | 28 April 2025 |
| CO | SB 25-201 | Require Age Checks for Online Sexual Materials | Passed committee | 14 April 2025 |
| CO | SB 51 | Age Attestation on Computing Devices | Signed | 4 June 2026 |
| CT | HB 5037 † | AN ACT PROMOTING THE SAFETY OF MINORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. | Passed committee | 26 March 2026 |
| CT | HB 5473 † | AN ACT CONCERNING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND THEIR PARENTS. | In committee | 17 January 2025 |
| CT | HB 5474 † | AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND MINORS. | Passed committee | 24 March 2025 |
| CT | HB 6173 † | AN ACT ALLOWING FOR THE PROVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE. | In committee | 22 January 2025 |
| CT | HB 6414 † | AN ACT CONCERNING MINORS WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF FIFTEEN WORKING IN RETAIL STORES. | In committee | 28 February 2025 |
| CT | HB 6479 † | AN ACT CONCERNING MINORS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. | In committee | 24 January 2025 |
| CT | HB 6485 † | AN ACT REQUIRING DIGITAL AGE VERIFICATION BY PACKAGE STORE PERMITTEES. | In committee | 24 January 2025 |
| CT | HB 6857 † | AN ACT CONCERNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINORS. | Passed chamber | 16 May 2025 |
| CT | SB 1338 † | AN ACT CONCERNING MINORS' MONEY SHARING APPLICATION ACCOUNTS. | Passed committee | 24 March 2025 |
| CT | SB 1356 † | AN ACT CONCERNING DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA, DATA BROKERS AND CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES. | Passed chamber | 16 May 2025 |
| CT | SB 344 † | AN ACT PROTECTING CHILDREN'S SAFETY BY REQUIRING AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN FOR THE USE OF A CHILD'S LIKENESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. | Passed committee | 17 March 2026 |
| CT | SB 359 † | AN ACT CONCERNING THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. | In committee | 9 January 2025 |
| CT | SB 437 † | AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MINORS AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN THE WORKPLACE. | In committee | 6 March 2026 |
| CT | SB 5 † | AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY. | Signed | 27 May 2026 |
| FL | HB 1395 | Artificial Intelligence | Dead | 13 March 2026 |
| FL | HB 1503 | Harm to Minors Companion: FL SB 1718 | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| FL | HB 659 | Interactions with Artificial Intelligence | Dead | 13 March 2026 |
| FL | HB 743 | Social Media Use by Minors | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| FL | HB 931 | Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| FL | SB 1344 | Companion Artificial Intelligence Chatbots | Dead | 13 March 2026 |
| FL | SB 1438 | Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| FL | SB 1722 | Application Stores | Dead | 13 March 2026 |
| FL | SB 2D | Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights | Dead | 29 April 2026 |
| FL | SB 482 | Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights | Dead | 13 March 2026 |
| FL | SB 868 | Social Media Use by Minors | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| GA | SB 165 | Minors; social media and internet safety; account termination upon the request of minors or their parents or guardians; provide | In committee | 13 February 2025 |
| GA | SB 343 | Age Verification of Account Holders; providers of social media platforms from permitting a minor aged 14 years or younger to be an account holder; prohibit | In committee | 20 March 2025 |
| GA | SB 467 | Minors; procedures to validate the age of certain persons using any app; require | In committee | 6 February 2026 |
| GA | SB 495 | "Age-Appropriate Design Code Act"; enact | In committee | 12 February 2026 |
| GA | SB 540 | Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require | Signed | 11 May 2026 |
| GA | SB 571 | Online Internet Safety; age verification to access gambling content on the internet; require | In committee | 25 February 2026 |
| GA | SR 431 | Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee; create | Passed chamber | 2 April 2025 |
| HI | HB 1198 | RELATING TO MINORS. | In committee | 8 December 2025 |
| HI | HB 1198 | RELATING TO MINORS. | In committee | 27 January 2025 |
| HI | HB 1212 | RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITES. | In committee | 8 December 2025 |
| HI | HB 1212 | RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITES. | In committee | 27 January 2025 |
| HI | HB 1782 | RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS. | Passed chamber | 23 April 2026 |
| HI | HB 2040 | RELATING TO PROTECTION OF MINORS. Companion: HI HB 566 | In committee | 28 January 2026 |
| HI | HB 2502 | RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. | Passed committee | 11 February 2026 |
| HI | HB 566 | RELATING TO PROTECTION OF MINORS. | In committee | 21 January 2025 |
| HI | SB 1542 | RELATING TO AGE VERIFICATION FOR APP DEVELOPERS AND APP STORES ACT. | In committee | 8 December 2025 |
| HI | SB 1542 | RELATING TO AGE VERIFICATION FOR APP DEVELOPERS AND APP STORES ACT. | In committee | 27 January 2025 |
| HI | SB 2761 | RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA. | Passed chamber | 1 April 2026 |
| HI | SB 2788 | RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS. | In committee | 30 January 2026 |
| IA | HF 2204 | A bill for an act relating to the requirements for chatbot deployers, including required protocols, limitations on data collection, and requirements for minors to interact with artificial intelligence companions and therapeutic chatbots, and providing civil penalties, punitive penalties, and civil causes of action. | In committee | 29 January 2026 |
| IA | HF 2274 | A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification. Companion: IA HF 2606 | Passed committee | 19 February 2026 |
| IA | HF 2507 | A bill for an act establishing requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions. | Dead | 15 April 2026 |
| IA | HF 2715 | A bill for an act relating to chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minors. | Introduced | 24 February 2026 |
| IA | HF 278 | A bill for an act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions. Companion: IA HF 798 | Passed committee | 5 March 2025 |
| IA | HF 592 | A bill for an act relating to a forensic interview of a minor by law enforcement. | In committee | 25 February 2025 |
| IA | HF 62 | A bill for an act relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on certain entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet. | Dead | 21 March 2025 |
| IA | HF 864 † | A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification. | Signed | 1 June 2026 |
| IA | SF 207 | A bill for an act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet. | Passed committee | 26 February 2025 |
| IA | SF 2159 | A bill for an act relating to materials used for prurient purposes, including age verification requirements for certain commercial entities, prohibitions on the publication, distribution, creation, or development of prohibited material, and prohibitions on child sexual exploitation material, and providing civil penalties. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| IA | SF 2197 | A bill for an act relating to app store provider and app developer requirements concerning minor users, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions. | In committee | 13 February 2026 |
| IA | SF 443 | A bill for an act relating to certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet, and providing civil penalties. | Passed committee | 16 June 2025 |
| IA | SSB 1065 † | A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours, school safety plans, and instruction related to the effects of social media in grades six through eight, and including effective date provisions. | Passed committee | 18 February 2025 |
| ID | H 542 | SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act. | Enacted | 2 April 2026 |
| ID | S 1158 | CHILD SAFETY – Adds to existing law to establish provisions requiring certain internet filters on devices used by children. | Introduced | 6 March 2025 |
| ID | S 1168 | STANDARD PROTECTION FOR ALL RESOURCES ON KIDS’ DEVICES – Adds to existing law to establish the Standard Protection For All Resources on Kids’ Devices Act to protect minors from accessing or downloading harmful content. | Introduced | 13 March 2025 |
| ID | S 1297 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act. | Enacted | 1 April 2026 |
| IL | HB 1103 † | ONLINE AGE VERIFICATION-MINORS | Introduced | 26 January 2026 |
| IL | HB 247 † | CHILDREN-TECH Companion: IL HB 248 | In committee | 31 May 2025 |
| IL | HB 3304 | DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE ACT Companion: IL SB 2037 | In committee | 21 March 2025 |
| IL | HB 4140 | DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE ACT | Introduced | 10 March 2026 |
| IL | HB 5066 | SOCIAL MEDIA AGE RESTRICTION Companion: IL SB 4046 | In committee | 27 March 2026 |
| IL | HB 5511 | DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE | Sent to governor | 26 June 2026 |
| IL | HB 5561 | PUBLIC SAFETY-SOCIAL MEDIA | In committee | 27 March 2026 |
| IL | SB 2082 | ADULT CONTENT AGE VERIFICATION | Introduced | 5 May 2026 |
| IL | SB 2316 | PARENTAL CONSENT SOCIAL MEDIA | In committee | 2 June 2025 |
| IL | SB 319 | BUSINESS-TECH | In committee | 2 July 2026 |
| IL | SB 3241 | AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE Companion: IL SB 50 | In committee | 22 May 2026 |
| IL | SB 3368 | CHATBOT RESPONSE LIABILITY ACT | In committee | 22 May 2026 |
| IL | SB 3454 | BETTER SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS ACT | In committee | 29 June 2026 |
| IL | SB 3977 | DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE | In committee | 22 May 2026 |
| IN | HB 1039 † | Age verification for online ammunition sales. | In committee | 8 January 2025 |
| IN | HB 1178 | Minor access to social media. | In committee | 5 January 2026 |
| IN | HB 1321 † | Social media use by minors. | In committee | 27 January 2025 |
| IN | SB 11 † | Minor access and use of social media. | Passed chamber | 3 March 2025 |
| IN | SB 129 † | Age verification for access to social media. | In committee | 11 December 2025 |
| KS | HB 2047 † | Providing for the establishment of an online insurance verification system for the verification of evidence of motor vehicle liability insurance. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | HB 2350 † | Providing that no juvenile less than 18 years of age shall be prosecuted as an adult. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | HB 2657 | Prohibiting social medial platforms from allowing children under 16 years of age to create, maintain or access an account unless the platform has obtained verified parental consent. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | HB 2671 | Establishing the Kansas community harmed by AI technology act, mandating user accounts and age verification for AI chatbot access, classifying users by age, requiring parental consent for minors, blocking explicit content, protecting age information confidentiality, monitoring for suicidal ideation, informing users of AI interaction, requiring compliance guidance by 2027, outlining enforcement under consumer protection laws and providing safe harbor for compliant entities. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | HB 2772 † | Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors; enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | SB 350 | Enacting the age-appropriate school device act to establish safety standards and requirements for the use of school-issued devices in certain grade levels and authorizing parents to opt students out of certain uses of such devices. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | SB 372 | Enacting the app store accountability act to regulate app store and developer operations with respect to minors, create requirements for age verification and parental consent and provide for enforcement under the Kansas consumer protection act and through a private cause of action. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KS | SB 499 | Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors, enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses and enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions. | Dead | 10 April 2026 |
| KY | HB 12 | AN ACT relating to online protections for minors. | In committee | 4 March 2025 |
| KY | HB 227 | AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms. | Passed chamber | 1 April 2026 |
| KY | HB 232 | AN ACT relating to the protection of minors on digital platforms. | In committee | 15 January 2026 |
| KY | HB 632 | AN ACT relating to online protections for minors. | In committee | 20 February 2026 |
| KY | HB 633 | AN ACT relating to data privacy. | In committee | 20 February 2026 |
| LA | HB 1188 | CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides relative to protections for minors regarding use of chatbots | In committee | 1 April 2026 |
| LA | HB 232 † | EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS: Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Enacted | 11 May 2026 |
| LA | HB 295 | TECHNOLOGY: Prohibits the development of artificial intelligence systems with certain capabilities involving interactions with minors (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | In committee | 9 March 2026 |
| LA | HB 37 † | CONTRACTS: Establishes a duty of care for online platforms who contract with minors | Enacted | 11 June 2025 |
| LA | HB 734 | COMMERCE: Creates a consumer bill of rights regarding artificial intelligence | In committee | 30 March 2026 |
| LA | HB 977 | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to minors' use of applications | Enacted | 15 May 2026 |
| LA | SB 499 | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Requires age verification to enter premises serving alcohol. (8/1/26) | In committee | 1 April 2026 |
| LA | SB 503 | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Creates the Minor Exploitation Prevention Act. (8/1/28) | Passed chamber | 7 May 2026 |
| MA | H 2135 | An Act relative to the digital Coogan law Companion: MA HD 3668 | In committee | 17 February 2026 |
| MA | H 290 | An Act allowing certain minors to consent to supportive services Companion: MA HD 492 | Passed committee | 5 February 2026 |
| MA | H 330 | An Act to clarify the minimum age for the sale and purchase of adult-use products Companion: MA HD 2861 | In committee | 25 March 2026 |
| MA | H 5295 | An Act relative to regulation of minors on social media Companion: MA HD 5696 | In committee | 23 March 2026 |
| MA | H 5377 | An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects | In committee | 10 June 2026 |
| MA | H 5394 | Study Order Companion: MA H 5349, MA H 5366 | Passed committee | 14 May 2026 |
| MA | H 666 | An Act promoting safe technology use and distraction-free education for youth Companion: MA HD 3070, MA S 335, MA SD 654 | In committee | 17 November 2025 |
| MA | H 80 | An Act establishing the Comprehensive Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act Companion: MA HD 4073, MA S 33, MA SD 2520 | In committee | 17 November 2025 |
| MA | H 98 | An Act relative to internet privacy rights for children Companion: MA HD 2835 | In committee | 30 July 2025 |
| MA | HD 2051 | Resolve relative to children’s mental health in social media | Introduced | - |
| MA | HD 3563 † | An Act to further protect children | Introduced | - |
| MA | S 132 | An Act allowing certain minors to consent to supportive services Companion: MA SD 994 | Passed committee | 22 December 2025 |
| MA | S 221 | An Act to clarify the minimum age for the sale and purchase of adult-use products Companion: MA SD 2407 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MA | S 2999 † | An Act to clarify the minimum age for the sale and purchase of adult-use products | Passed committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MA | S 30 | An Act protecting children from addictive social media feeds Companion: MA H 4229, MA HD 4399, MA SD 1689 | Passed committee | 9 July 2026 |
| MA | S 51 | An Act relative to social media, algorithm accountability, and transparency Companion: MA HD 5363, MA SD 1313 | Passed committee | 16 October 2025 |
| MA | SD 2013 † | An Act to protect adolescents from unhealthy social media engagement | Introduced | - |
| MA | SD 3759 | An Act relative to youth social media safety | In committee | 19 March 2026 |
| MD | HB 1179 | Consumer Protection - Application Store Accountability Act | In committee | 17 February 2026 |
| MD | HB 1212 | Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters | In committee | 6 February 2025 |
| MD | HB 1453 | Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act) | In committee | 3 March 2025 |
| MD | HB 1638 | Consumer Protection - Covered Platforms - Protection of Minors (Kids Online Protection and Antigrooming Act) | In committee | 25 February 2026 |
| MD | HB 21 | Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act) | In committee | 19 January 2026 |
| MD | HB 880 | Cannabis - Prohibition on Outdoor Advertising - Repeal | Dead | 19 February 2025 |
| MD | HB 908 | Civil Actions - Failure to Restrict Distribution of Sexual Material Harmful to Minors | Dead | 16 March 2026 |
| ME | LD 1873 | An Act To Require Age Verification For Online Obscene Matter | Dead | 17 June 2025 |
| ME | LD 84 † | An Act To Improve The Coordination Of Health Care For Minors In State Care | Signed | 17 June 2025 |
| ME | LD 844 | An Act To Regulate Social Media Use By Minors Under 16 Years Of Age | Dead | 16 June 2025 |
| MI | HB 4388 | Trade: business practices; regulation of social media use by minors; provide for. Creates new act. | In committee | 19 March 2026 |
| MI | HB 4429 | Communications: internet; digital age assurance act; create. Creates new act. Companion: MI SB 284 | In committee | 19 March 2026 |
| MI | HB 5357 | Communications: internet; age-appropriate design code act; create. Creates new act. | In committee | 16 December 2025 |
| MI | SB 190 | Trade: business practices; parental consent for social media use; require. Creates new act. | In committee | 20 March 2025 |
| MI | SB 191 | Communications: internet; age verification to visit adult-only pornographic websites; require. Creates new act. | In committee | 20 March 2025 |
| MI | SB 757 † | Communications: social media; addictive feeds for minors by social media platforms; prohibit. Creates new act. | Passed chamber | 29 April 2026 |
| MI | SB 760 † | Trade: business regulation; availability of companion chatbots to minors; prohibit. Creates new act. | Passed chamber | 29 April 2026 |
| MI | SB 996 | Communications: social media; regulating access to social media companies by minors act; create. Creates new act. | In committee | 20 May 2026 |
| MN | HF 1434 † | Age verification required for websites with material harmful to minors, enforcement by the attorney general provided, and private right of action created. | In committee | 7 April 2026 |
| MN | HF 1875 † | Use of social media regulated for minors ages 15 and younger, and anonymous age verification required for websites harmful to minors. | In committee | 5 March 2025 |
| MN | HF 2191 † | Children and families licensing and certification regulations modified. | In committee | 12 March 2025 |
| MN | HF 2804 † | Visitation rights to a minor child modified. | In committee | 16 April 2026 |
| MN | HF 287 † | Ten years of age maintained as the minimum age of delinquency. | In committee | 17 February 2026 |
| MN | HF 4138 | Social media platform requirements established relating to accounts for minors, and enforcement mechanisms established for regulations on child social media accounts. | Signed | 1 July 2026 |
| MN | HF 4511 | Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on certain businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided. Companion: MN SF 4574 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| MN | HF 48 † | Certain social media algorithms that target children prohibited. | In committee | 20 February 2025 |
| MN | SF 1192 † | Castration or sterilization of minors prohibition | In committee | 10 February 2025 |
| MN | SF 1222 † | Child face covering requirement opt out authorization by parents provision | In committee | 10 February 2025 |
| MN | SF 1528 † | Certain social media algorithms targeting children prohibition provision | In committee | 17 February 2025 |
| MN | SF 2105 † | Age verification requirement for websites with material harmful to minors | In committee | 17 February 2026 |
| MN | SF 2269 † | Certain activities regulation by social media platforms | In committee | 6 March 2025 |
| MN | SF 2507 † | Licensing and certification regulations modification relating to children and families | In committee | 13 March 2025 |
| MN | SF 2614 † | Use of social media regulation for minors ages 15 and younger | In committee | 17 March 2025 |
| MN | SF 2718 † | Bolder Options for youth programming appropriation | In committee | 20 March 2025 |
| MN | SF 457 † | Children's face covering requirement parent opt out alternative authorization | In committee | 21 January 2025 |
| MN | SF 4696 | Social media platforms requirements establishment related to accounts for minors | Passed committee | 14 May 2026 |
| MO | HB 1245 | Creates provisions relating to regulation of online content involving minors | Passed committee | 10 April 2025 |
| MO | HB 160 † | Establishes the offense of use of a minor to commit a crime | In committee | 15 May 2025 |
| MO | HB 1742 | Establishes provisions relating to companion chatbots | In committee | 15 May 2026 |
| MO | HB 1818 | Creates provisions relating to regulation of online content involving minors Companion: MO HB 2733 | Passed committee | 14 May 2026 |
| MO | HB 1839 † | Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet Companion: MO HB 1878 | Signed | 9 July 2026 |
| MO | HB 1887 | Creates the offense of and civil penalties for disclosure of intimate digital depictions | Passed chamber | 27 April 2026 |
| MO | HB 2032 | Establishes age verification measures for companion chatbots | Passed committee | 2 April 2026 |
| MO | HB 2187 † | Specifies that the seller of ammunition must verify the age of the purchaser | In committee | 15 May 2026 |
| MO | HB 2357 † | Establishes provisions relating to the purchasing of prepaid mobile devices | In committee | 15 May 2026 |
| MO | HB 236 | Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet | Floor vote | 12 May 2025 |
| MO | HB 2392 † | Establishes the "Missouri Social Media Safety for Minors Act" | Passed committee | 2 April 2026 |
| MO | HB 2921 | Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet Companion: MO HB 3015 | Passed committee | 17 February 2026 |
| MO | HB 3393 | Establishes the "Megan Meier Act" | Passed committee | 2 April 2026 |
| MO | SB 1455 | SB 1455 - The act establishes the "Guidelines for User Age-Verification and Responsible Dialogue Act of 2026" or the "GUARD Act". The act provides that it shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available an artificial intelligence chatbot knowing or with reckless disregard that the chatbot poses certain risks of soliciting minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct or encouraging minors to create or transmit any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct. Any person who violates this provision shall be fined not more than $100,000 per offense. It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available an artificial intelligence chatbot knowing or with reckless disregard that the chatbot encourages, promotes, or coerces suicide, self-injury, or imminent physical or sexual violence. Any person who violates this provision shall be fined not more than $100,000 per offense. A covered entity, as defined in the act, shall require each individual accessing a chatbot to make a user account in order to use the chatbot. For any chatbot that exists as of August 28, 2026, a covered entity shall freeze the account, require the user to provide age data to restore the account, and using the age data classify each user as a minor or an adult. At the time an individual creates a new user account to interact with a chatbot, a covered entity shall request age data from the individual, verify the individual's age using a reasonable age verification process, and classify each user as a minor or an adult using the age data. A covered entity shall periodically review previously verified user accounts using a reasonable age verification process. A covered entity may contract with a third party to employ reasonable age verification measures as part of the age verification process, as described in the act. A covered entity shall establish reasonable measures to protect personal data as described in the act. Each artificial intelligence chatbot shall at the start of each conversation with a user at 30-minute intervals disclose to the user that the chatbot is artificial intelligence and not a human being and be programmed to ensure that the chatbot does not claim to be a human being. The chatbot shall not represent that the chatbot is a licensed professional, as described in the act, or that the chatbot provides certain professional services, as described in the act. If the age verification process determines that an individual is a minor, a covered entity shall prohibit the minor from accessing any chatbot made available by the covered entity. The Attorney General may bring a civil action for violations of the act. Relief is described in the act. The act is similar to HCS/HB 2032 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA | In committee | 5 February 2026 |
| MO | SB 1584 | SB 1584 - The act creates new provisions relating to regulation of online content involving minors. Under the act, a minor shall be considered engaged in the work of content creation under certain criteria, as described in the act, at any time during the previous twelve-month period. A minor who is thirteen years of age or older may produce, create, and publish his or her own content and shall be entitled to all compensation from such content. Any content creator whose content features a minor engaged in content creation shall maintain certain records, as described in the act, and shall retain such records until the minor reaches the age of twenty-one. The content creator shall provide notice to the minor of the existence of such records. A minor who is engaged in the work of content creation shall be compensated by the content creator. The content creator shall set aside gross earnings, as described in the act, on any content including but not limited, the likeness or name of the minor in a trust account to be preserved for the benefit of the minor upon the minor reaching eighteen years of age. Requirements of the trust account are described in the act. After August 28, 2026, any individual who was featured in a content creator's post on a social media platform as a minor may request that the content creator delete or edit the post to remove any content involving the minor. The content creator shall delete or edit the post if the information provided by the individual is uniquely identifiable. Social media platforms shall provide an easily accessible mechanism through which the individual can submit a request for the removal of the content featuring the minor. Social media platforms shall notify the content creator within a reasonable time period, but no longer than thirty days, after receiving a removal request. The content creator shall delete or edit the post from the social media platform within 72 hours after receiving notice from the social media platform. If the content creator fails to delete or edit the post involving the minor within the specified time period, the social media platform shall take all reasonable steps to remove or edit the content involving the minor subject to certain exceptions as described in the act. It shall be unlawful to financially benefit from intentionally or knowingly producing or distributing on social media any visual depiction of a minor with the intent to sexually gratify or elicit a sexual response, or any other restricted material involving a minor, subject to the exceptions described in the act. A social media platform shall develop and implement a strategy to help mitigate risks related to monetization of restricted material involving minors. Requirements of such strategy are described in the act. Any individual may report violations of the act to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General finds that provisions of the act have been violated, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action. Remedies are described in the act. Nothing in the act shall preclude an individual from bringing a private civil action for any violations of the act. The act is identical to HB 2733 (2026), substantially similar to HBs 1245, 832, & 706 (2025), and similar to SB 756 (2025). JULIA SHEVELEVA | In committee | 5 February 2026 |
| MO | SB 756 | Creates provisions relating to regulation of online content involving minors | In committee | 27 March 2025 |
| MO | SB 901 | SB 901 - The act creates provisions relating to age verification on adult websites.
Under the act, a commercial entity that publishes or distributes material on its website, including a social media platform, more than 1/3 of which is sexual material harmful to minors, as defined in the act, shall use reasonable age verification methods to verify that an individual attempting to access the material is 18 years of age or older.
A commercial entity or a third party that performs age verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual.
A commercial entity that is required to perform age verification under the act shall post certain notices on its website, as described in the act.
The act shall not apply to bona fide news or public interest broadcasts or other media and shall not affect the rights of a news-gathering organization.
An internet service provider or subsidiary, search engine, or cloud service shall not be held liable for violating provisions of the act solely for providing internet access to any content not under the provider's control.
The Attorney General shall enforce provisions of the act. If the Attorney General believes that a violation occurred and an action is in the public interest, the Attorney General may commence an action. If the court finds that a violation occurred, the court may grant relief, as described in the act.
The act is identical to SB 1346 (2026), SB 1412 (2026), and similar to HCS/HBs 1839, 2921 & 3015 (2026).
JULIA SHEVELEVA Companion: MO SB 1346, MO SB 1412 | Passed committee | 25 March 2026 |
| MS | HB 1082 | Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions relating to sales to persons under the age of 21. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 1224 † | MS Keeping Kids Safe Online Act; | Signed | 8 April 2026 |
| MS | HB 1294 † | Grooming; revise age of child when person is in a position of trust. | Passed chamber | 3 March 2026 |
| MS | HB 1570 | Mississippi Social Media Literacy and Online Safety Act; create. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 1576 | Interactive computer service providers; require parental consent and access to minor user's account history. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 1618 | Parental consent; require for minors before use of interactive computer services. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 1619 | Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act; bring forward code sections related to. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 453 † | Youth and Community Safety Act; create. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| MS | HB 708 | App store providers and developers; require to obtain age verification and parental consent for minor's activity. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | HB 923 | Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions relating to sales to persons under the age of 21. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| MS | SB 2388 | Kids Online Protection and Anti-Grooming Act; enact. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | SB 2437 | "Prohibition of Exploitation by Deepfakes Act"; enact. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| MS | SB 2740 † | Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act; enact. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| MS | SB 2765 † | Income verification system; bring forward code sections concerning. | Passed chamber | 3 March 2026 |
| MT | HB 408 | Revise laws to protect children from obscene content through electronic devices | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| MT | HB 925 | Generally revise social media laws for minors | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 1465 † | Revise laws related to minors | Dead | 26 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 1755 † | Generally revise laws pertaining to children Companion: MT LC 1770 | Dead | 27 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 2761 † | Require parental consent for medical procedures performed on minors | Dead | 27 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 2923 † | Expand work hours for minors | Dead | 27 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 299 † | Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children | Introduced | 4 February 2025 |
| MT | LC 3152 † | Provide online privacy protection act | Dead | 27 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 3519 † | Resolution to protect online personally identifiable information | Introduced | 19 February 2025 |
| MT | LC 3633 † | Generally revise minor laws | Dead | 23 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 3686 † | Generally revise social media laws for minors | Introduced | 28 March 2025 |
| MT | LC 372 | Generally revise privacy laws | Introduced | 10 February 2025 |
| MT | LC 3833 † | Generally revise minor and family law | Dead | 23 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 3911 † | Generally revise laws regarding minors | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 392 † | Generally revise laws related to minors | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 4048 † | Generally revise laws related to children | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 4218 † | Prohibit installing tracking device or app without consent | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| MT | LC 4328 | Generally revise consumer protection laws | Introduced | 24 February 2025 |
| MT | LC 663 † | Establish the online personal information protection act | Dead | 22 May 2025 |
| NC | HB 301 | Social Media and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety. | Passed chamber | 24 June 2026 |
| NC | HB 462 | Personal Data Privacy/Social Media Safety. | Passed committee | 29 April 2025 |
| NC | HB 507 | The Children First Act. Companion: NC SB 483 | In committee | 26 March 2025 |
| NC | HB 860 | Social Media Control in Information Technology Act. Companion: NC SB 514 | Passed committee | 17 June 2025 |
| NC | SB 1033 | NC Children's Safe Screens Act/Funds. | In committee | 5 May 2026 |
| NC | SB 722 | Children's Online Safety Act/Funds. | In committee | 26 March 2025 |
| ND | HB 1561 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 51-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a commercial entity's liability for publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to a minor; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application. | Signed | 14 April 2025 |
| ND | SB 2380 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 51-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a commercial entity's liability for publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to a minor; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application. | Signed | 26 April 2025 |
| NE | LB 1119 | Change provisions relating to the collection and use of personal data and provide additional duties and prohibitions for a covered online service under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act | Dead | 17 April 2026 |
| NE | LB 1185 | Adopt the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act | Dead | 17 April 2026 |
| NE | LB 383 | Adopt the Parental Rights in Social Media Act, rename the Child Pornography Prevention Act, and prohibit conduct involving computer-generated child pornography | Signed | 6 June 2025 |
| NE | LB 504 | Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act | Signed | 2 June 2025 |
| NE | LB 939 | Adopt the Saving Human Connection Act | Dead | 17 April 2026 |
| NH | HB 1378 † | relative to parental access to a minor child's electronic medical records. | Dead | 8 May 2026 |
| NH | HB 1538 † | preventing vape products from being marketed towards minors. | In committee | 11 March 2026 |
| NH | HB 1650 † | relative to an age-appropriate design code. | Dead | 11 August 2026 |
| NH | HB 1658 † | relative to parental consent and age verification for digital application platforms. | Dead | 11 March 2026 |
| NH | HB 1737 † | relative to reinstating the death penalty for certain offenses against minors under 13 years of age. | Dead | 19 February 2026 |
| NH | HB 273 † | relative to a parent's access to their minor child's library records. | Signed | 11 August 2025 |
| NH | HB 293 † | preventing minors from accessing obscenity on certain electronic devices with internet access. | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NH | HB 293 † | preventing minors from accessing obscenity on certain electronic devices with internet access. | In committee | 19 November 2025 |
| NH | SB 128 † | relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger. | Dead | 3 November 2025 |
| NH | SB 266 † | relative to safety and accountability of drivers under 18 years of age. | Signed | 22 July 2025 |
| NH | SB 498 † | relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger. | Passed chamber | 14 May 2026 |
| NH | SB 648 † | requiring age verification by commercial entities to allow access to pornographic material. | Dead | 14 May 2026 |
| NJ | A 1324 | Requires social media companies to take certain actions concerning accounts maintained by or featuring minors. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 1358 | Concerns social media privacy and data management for children and establishes New Jersey Children's Data Protection Commission. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 1879 | Concerns social media privacy and data management for children and establishes New Jersey Children's Data Protection Commission. | In committee | 9 January 2024 |
| NJ | A 1883 | Prohibits social media platforms from using certain practices or features that cause child users to become addicted to platform. | In committee | 9 January 2024 |
| NJ | A 2367 | Establishes public awareness campaign on dangers of social media use to minors; appropriates $500,000. | In committee | 8 May 2025 |
| NJ | A 2738 | Creates penalty for child endangerment via use of social media. Companion: NJ S 1514 | In committee | 19 February 2026 |
| NJ | A 3060 | Establishes public awareness campaign on dangers of social media use to minors; appropriates $500,000. Companion: NJ S 2963 | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 3228 | Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | A 4013 | Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.* | In committee | 30 June 2026 |
| NJ | A 4015 † | "New Jersey Kids Code Act"; adopts New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code and requires certain online service providers to implement certain measures concerning minors' use of online service.* Companion: NJ S 3413 | Passed chamber | 30 June 2026 |
| NJ | A 4146 | Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material. | In committee | 4 April 2024 |
| NJ | A 5272 | Establishes safety requirements for artificial intelligence companion operators. | In committee | 15 June 2026 |
| NJ | A 5305 | Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online. | In committee | 23 June 2026 |
| NJ | A 5362 † | Prohibits sale of minor's personal data; requires controllers and processors to provide mechanism for requesting deletion of certain personal data. | Introduced | - |
| NJ | AR 12 | Urges Congress and President of US to enact "Kids Online Safety Act." Companion: NJ SR 71 | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | S 1826 | Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | S 2308 | Broadens statute that criminalizes cyber-harassment of minor. | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| NJ | S 3993 | Requires age verification and parent or guardian consent for minor's use of social media platform; prohibits certain messaging between adults and minors on social media platform. | In committee | 19 March 2026 |
| NJ | S 4016 | Concerns social media privacy and data management for children and establishes New Jersey Children's Data Protection Commission. | In committee | 19 March 2026 |
| NJ | S 4035 | Prohibits social media platforms from using certain practices or features that cause child users to become addicted to platform. | In committee | 19 March 2026 |
| NJ | S 4455 | Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online. | In committee | 19 May 2025 |
| NJ | S 4574 † | Establishes offense of harassing, intimidating, or bullying minor; establishes diversionary program for juveniles charged with offense. | Introduced | - |
| NJ | S 4669 | Requires app stores to verify age of person creating account. | In committee | 30 June 2025 |
| NM | HB 214 | CONSUMER INFORMATION AND DATA PROTECTION ACT | Introduced | 24 March 2026 |
| NM | HB 313 | DIGITAL AGE VERIFICATION ACT | In committee | 3 June 2025 |
| NM | HB 44 | PROTECT OF MINORS FROM HARMFUL MATERIAL | In committee | 3 June 2025 |
| NM | SB 420 | COMMUNITY PRIVACY & SAFETY ACT | Passed committee | 3 June 2025 |
| NV | AB 166 † | Revises provisions relating to the employment of minors. (BDR 53-742) | In committee | 12 April 2025 |
| NV | AB 294 | Revises provisions relating to the use of the Internet by minors. (BDR 52-567) | In committee | 12 April 2025 |
| NY | A 10008 | Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year Companion: NY S 9008 | Signed | 26 May 2026 |
| NY | A 10709 | Enacts the "protecting our kids from gamification of gambling act" Companion: NY S 10091 | In committee | 26 March 2026 |
| NY | A 10841 | Protects minors online from social media and harmful content Companion: NY A 9415 | In committee | 6 April 2026 |
| NY | A 222 | Relates to liability for misleading, incorrect, contradictory or harmful information provided to a user by a chatbot Companion: NY S 5668 | In committee | 5 March 2026 |
| NY | A 3320 | Provides for disclosing to a parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by an operator of an internet platform Companion: NY S 4562 | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 3335 | Prevents interactive computer service providers from knowingly or negligently promoting developed content that is dangerous or otherwise injurious to minors Companion: NY S 4561 | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 3946 | Requires age verification for internet pornography websites Companion: NY S 3591 | Dead | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 4065 | Requires social media networks to verify the age of account holders | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 5114 | Requires online products targeted towards children provide certain features to protect child users | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 6549 † | Establishes the "stop online predators act" | In committee | 12 January 2026 |
| NY | A 8022 | Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform, and to comply with search warrants within seventy-two hours Companion: NY S 8217 | Passed chamber | 4 June 2026 |
| NY | A 8260 | Relates to banning push notifications from a food service establishment or a third-party delivery platform to minors Companion: NY S 7871 | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 8893 | Relates to requiring manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct commercially reasonable age assurance to determine whether a user is a covered minor | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | A 8947 | Enacts the youth & teen internet safety and social media literacy act; repealer | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | S 10092 | Enacts the "no gambling ads for kids act" Companion: NY A 10712 | Passed chamber | 1 June 2026 |
| NY | S 3714 | Provides that certain sex offenders who are released on parole or sentenced to probation may not enter public, association or free libraries | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| NY | S 4609 | Establishes the "stop online predators act" | In committee | 1 April 2026 |
| NY | S 7908 | Relates to preventing minors from participating in sports wagering Companion: NY A 10440 | Passed chamber | 4 June 2026 |
| NY | S 8102 | Relates to requiring manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct age assurance to determine a user's age category | In committee | 15 May 2026 |
| NY | S 825 | Establishes protections for minors who are featured in compensated video content Companion: NY A 774 | Passed chamber | 1 June 2026 |
| NY | S 9051 | Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors Companion: NY A 10379 | Passed chamber | 5 June 2026 |
| NY | S 927 | Relates to the regulation of social media companies and social media platforms | In committee | 7 January 2026 |
| OH | HB 226 | Require application stores to offer parental control options Companion: OH SB 167 | In committee | 9 April 2025 |
| OH | HB 302 | Establish age verification, parental consent for apps, developers | In committee | 28 May 2025 |
| OH | HB 547 | Enact the Kid Influencer Protection Act | In committee | 29 October 2025 |
| OH | HB 84 | Enact the Innocence Act | Passed chamber | 25 March 2026 |
| OH | SB 175 | Establish age verification, parental consent for apps, developers | In committee | 10 June 2026 |
| OH | SB 338 † | Create the Digital Safety for Children Office | In committee | 11 February 2026 |
| OH | SB 379 | Enact Hailey's Law | In committee | 25 March 2026 |
| OK | HB 1016 | Labor; compensation for minors; Internet content; records; trust account; civil action; effective date. | Passed chamber | 16 April 2026 |
| OK | HB 1016 † | Labor; compensation for minors; Internet content; records; trust account; civil action; effective date. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| OK | HB 1275 | Social media; social network; parents and guardians; permission; verification. | Passed chamber | 22 April 2025 |
| OK | HB 1275 | Social media; social network; parents and guardians; permission; verification. | Passed chamber | 22 April 2025 |
| OK | HB 1762 | Children; covered entities; data protection impact assessment; personal data of children; Attorney General; effective date. | In committee | 10 February 2025 |
| OK | HB 1762 | Children; covered entities; data protection impact assessment; personal data of children; Attorney General; effective date. | In committee | 10 February 2025 |
| OK | HB 2361 † | Children; Successful Adulthood Act; documents; foster care; age; services; custody; Office of Juvenile Affairs; codification; effective date. | Signed | 20 April 2026 |
| OK | HB 3544 † | Technology; artificial intelligence; companions; minors; safety; civil penalties; effective date. | Passed chamber | 21 April 2026 |
| OK | HB 4083 | Technology; deployers; AI chatbots; minors; age verification systems; emergency situations; effective date. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| OK | HB 4302 † | Children; Office of Juvenile System Oversight; authorizing the release of certain information for certain purposes; effective date. | Signed | 12 May 2026 |
| OK | HB 4356 | Social media; social networks; minors; verification; effective date. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| OK | SB 1727 | Social media; authorizing certain cause of action against social media companies; establishing criteria to recover certain damages; authorizing certain rebuttable presumption. Effective date. | In committee | 12 February 2026 |
| OK | SB 1871 | Social media; requiring certain age verification; requiring certain parental consent. Emergency. | In committee | 12 February 2026 |
| OK | SB 1972 | Internet; creating the Oklahoma Children's Internet Protection Act. Effective date. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| OK | SB 2085 | Artificial intelligence; establishing certain rights; prohibiting certain actions by certain entities; requiring certain actions by certain entities. Effective date. | In committee | 3 February 2026 |
| OK | SB 838 | Social media; prohibiting certain accounts for users under a certain age. Effective date. | In committee | 3 March 2025 |
| OK | SB 838 | Social media; prohibiting certain accounts for users under a certain age. Effective date. | In committee | 3 March 2025 |
| OK | SB 885 | Social media; creating the Safe Screens for Kids Act. Effective date. | Passed committee | 11 March 2025 |
| OK | SB 885 | Social media; creating the Safe Screens for Kids Act. Effective date. | Passed committee | 11 March 2025 |
| OK | SB 931 † | Social media; requiring certain age verification; requiring social media platforms to provide certain supervisory tools. Effective date. | Passed committee | 4 March 2025 |
| OK | SB 931 † | Social media; requiring certain age verification; requiring social media platforms to provide certain supervisory tools. Effective date. | Passed committee | 4 March 2025 |
| OR | HB 2032 | Relating to age verification requirements for access to sexual material harmful to minors. | In committee | 28 June 2025 |
| OR | HB 2196 | Relating to crimes involving minors. | In committee | 28 June 2025 |
| OR | HB 2308 | Relating to parental control filters for consumer products that enable access to the Internet. | In committee | 28 June 2025 |
| OR | HB 3456 | Relating to Internet safety policies for minors. | In committee | 28 June 2025 |
| OR | HB 3696 | Relating to the use of software applications by minors. | In committee | 28 June 2025 |
| PA | HB 1729 † | An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous offenses, providing for children's online safety. | In committee | 14 July 2025 |
| PA | HB 2108 † | An Act providing for duties of covered entities to protect the best interests of children that use online services, products or features and for data protection impact assessments; prohibiting certain actions by covered entities; and imposing penalties. | In committee | 18 December 2025 |
| PA | HB 2215 † | An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for guidelines for user age verification and responsible dialogue; providing for the offense of prohibited promotion of sexually explicit conduct and for the offense of prohibited promotion of violence; and imposing penalties. | In committee | 11 February 2026 |
| PA | SB 1038 † | An Act providing for parental presence during medical and dental examinations of minors; protecting the rights of parents; and imposing duties on health care providers and health care facilities. | In committee | 7 October 2025 |
| PA | SB 22 | An Act amending Title 50 (Mental Health) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for protection of minors on social media; and imposing penalties. | In committee | 24 January 2025 |
| PA | SB 603 | An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in computer offenses, providing for Internet protections for minors. | In committee | 9 April 2025 |
| PA | SR 136 | A Resolution designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2025, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. | In committee | 31 July 2025 |
| PA | SR 244 † | A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish the Task Force on Child Protection in the Digital Age. | Passed chamber | 9 June 2026 |
| RI | HB 5291 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION ACT Companion: RI SB 929 | Dead | 27 March 2025 |
| RI | HB 5830 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE Companion: RI SB 903 | Dead | 27 March 2025 |
| RI | HB 7632 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE Companion: RI SB 2406 | Dead | 8 April 2026 |
| RI | HB 7746 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDREN’S ONLINE SAFETY ACT | Dead | 8 April 2026 |
| RI | HB 7953 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION ACT Companion: RI SB 2968 | Dead | 8 April 2026 |
| RI | HR 8345 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE USE AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ON MENTAL HEALTH | Dead | 2 June 2026 |
| RI | SB 153 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN -- VLOGS | Dead | 11 February 2025 |
| SC | H 3399 | Children's Default to Safety Act | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| SC | H 3400 | Child Data Privacy and Protection Act | In committee | 14 January 2025 |
| SC | H 3402 | Age-Appropriate Design | In committee | 14 January 2025 |
| SC | H 3405 | App Store Accountability Act | In committee | 13 January 2026 |
| SC | H 3431 | South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act | Signed | 6 February 2026 |
| SC | H 3567 | Safety software | In committee | 14 January 2025 |
| SC | H 4591 | Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media | Signed | 5 June 2026 |
| SC | H 5209 | South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act | In committee | 18 February 2026 |
| SC | H 5476 | Protecting Children from Chatbots | In committee | 31 March 2026 |
| SC | S 1037 | Protecting Children from Chatbots | In committee | 24 March 2026 |
| SC | S 1103 | Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media | In committee | 1 April 2026 |
| SC | S 268 | Children and Social Media | Passed chamber | 1 May 2025 |
| SC | S 896 | Chatbot Regulation | Passed committee | 6 May 2026 |
| SD | HB 1053 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Signed | 27 February 2025 |
| SD | HB 1237 | require age verification before an individual may access an application from an online application store, publicly available website, electronic service, or other online platform. | In committee | 19 February 2026 |
| SD | HB 1275 | create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. | In committee | 2 March 2026 |
| SD | HB 1309 | restrict the processing of online personal data of individuals sixteen years of age or younger. | In committee | 20 February 2026 |
| SD | SB 168 † | regulate the use of chatbots by minors. | In committee | 12 February 2026 |
| SD | SB 18 † | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | In committee | 18 February 2025 |
| SD | SB 180 | to require age verification before an individual may access an application from an online application store. | Dead | 18 February 2025 |
| TN | HB 1661 | Children - As introduced, establishes when a minor is engaged in the work of content creation; creates protections and requirements related to a minor engaged in the work of content creation. - Amends TCA Title 35; Title 37; Title 47 and Title 50. Companion: TN SB 1980 | In committee | 11 March 2026 |
| TN | HB 2522 | Children - As introduced, requires certain commercial online platforms, websites, and applications to maintain a content moderation system that allows users to report material harmful to minors that is not properly marked or age-restricted; makes other changes related to platform content and minors. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18. Companion: TN SB 2398 | In committee | 5 February 2026 |
| TN | HJR 179 | General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes mental health consequences of social media on K-12 students. - | Passed chamber | 7 April 2025 |
| TN | SB 1469 | Child Labor - As enacted, adds regulations for content creation that involves certain minors. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50. Companion: TN HB 1723 | Signed | 27 April 2026 |
| TX | HB 186 | Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children. | Passed chamber | 27 May 2025 |
| TX | HB 2173 | Relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues. Companion: TX HB 499 | In committee | 14 March 2025 |
| TX | HB 3160 | Relating to Internet safety and technology protection policies in public schools and libraries. | In committee | 20 March 2025 |
| TX | HB 3862 | Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children. | Passed committee | 14 May 2025 |
| TX | HB 4294 | Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices; authorizing a civil penalty. Companion: TX HB 4901 | In committee | 1 April 2025 |
| TX | HB 4338 | Relating to the use of safety management software for children on large social media platforms. | In committee | 1 April 2025 |
| TX | HB 4456 | Relating to requiring social media platforms to verify the age of account holders on the platform. | In committee | 3 April 2025 |
| TX | HB 4976 | Relating to age verification requirements for digital service providers. | In committee | 3 April 2025 |
| TX | HB 5517 | Relating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videos. | In committee | 7 April 2025 |
| TX | HB 581 | Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors. | Enacted | 20 June 2025 |
| TX | SB 2420 | Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. | Enacted | 27 May 2025 |
| TX | SB 2881 | Relating to the access and communications settings for accounts of minor users of digital services. | Passed chamber | 25 May 2025 |
| TX | SB 3003 | Relating to age verification for the online sale of obscene devices. | In committee | 8 April 2025 |
| US | H.R. 6257 | SMK Act of 2025 | In committee | 11 December 2025 |
| US | H.R. 6265 | Safer GAMING Act | In committee | 11 December 2025 |
| US | H.R. 9757 | Conversational AI Services Act | In committee | 16 July 2026 |
| UT | HB 149 | Sexual Material Modifications | Passed chamber | 7 March 2026 |
| UT | HB 438 | Artificial Intelligence Amendments | Dead | 7 March 2026 |
| UT | HB 498 | Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments | Signed | 18 March 2026 |
| UT | SB 142 | App Store Accountability Act | Signed | 26 March 2025 |
| UT | SB 257 | Domestic Relations Amendments | Signed | 18 March 2026 |
| UT | SB 38 | Consumer Protection Modifications | Signed | 17 March 2026 |
| UT | SB 73 | Online Age Verification Amendments | Signed | 19 March 2026 |
| VA | HB 1624 | Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms; addictive feed prohibited for minors. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| VA | HB 1816 | Commercial entity offering social media accounts; restricted hours for minors, civil liability. Companion: VA SB 1345 | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| VA | HB 1817 | Consumer Data Protection Act; social media, parental consent. | In committee | 4 February 2025 |
| VA | HB 2294 | Virginia Social Media Regulation Act; established, penalties. | In committee | 5 February 2025 |
| VA | HB 757 | App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action. | In committee | 12 February 2026 |
| VA | HB 758 | Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act; established, prohibited practices, penalties. | In committee | 18 February 2026 |
| VA | HB 813 † | Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment. | In committee | 18 November 2024 |
| VA | HJ 36 | Internet Safety & Online Predator Awareness Day; designating as August 1, 2026 & each succeeding yr. | Passed chamber | 1 April 2026 |
| VA | SB 232 | Consumer Data Protection Act; prohibitions and duties relating to minors. | Passed committee | 4 February 2026 |
| VA | SB 237 | App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action. | In committee | 4 February 2026 |
| VA | SB 359 † | Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms, addictive feed. | Passed chamber | 18 November 2024 |
| VA | SB 432 † | Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children. | In committee | 19 November 2024 |
| VA | SB 684 † | Online Children's Safety Protection Act; established, civil penalties. | In committee | 19 November 2024 |
| VA | SB 854 | Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms, responsibilities and prohibitions to minors. | Signed | 2 May 2025 |
| VT | H 208 | An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance | Introduced | 12 February 2025 |
| VT | H 210 | An act relating to an age-appropriate design code | Introduced | 12 February 2025 |
| VT | H 301 † | An act relating to age verification in social media | Introduced | 21 February 2025 |
| VT | H 365 | An act relating to the regulation of social media platforms and artificial intelligence systems | Introduced | 26 February 2025 |
| VT | H 5 † | An act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age | Floor vote | 6 February 2026 |
| VT | H 590 † | An act relating to prohibiting detention and incarceration of minors under 18 years of age in adult correctional facilities | Introduced | 7 January 2026 |
| VT | H 897 † | An act relating to prohibiting the use of social media by children | Introduced | 11 February 2026 |
| VT | S 69 | An act relating to an age-appropriate design code | Signed | 13 June 2025 |
| WA | HB 1834 | Protecting Washington children online. | Passed committee | 19 February 2026 |
| WA | SB 5708 | Protecting Washington children online. | Floor vote | 26 February 2026 |
| WA | SB 6111 | Protecting children online. | Introduced | 29 January 2026 |
| WI | AB 1161 | Relating to: online services accessed by minors, minors’ personal data, and granting rule-making authority. Companion: WI SB 978 | Dead | 23 March 2026 |
| WI | AB 962 | Relating to: app stores and app developers and providing a penalty. Companion: WI SB 937 | Dead | 23 March 2026 |
| WI | AB 963 | Relating to: social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty. Companion: WI SB 936 | Passed chamber | 23 March 2026 |
| WI | SB 758 | Relating to: social media platforms’ treatment of minors and providing a penalty. (FE) | Dead | 23 March 2026 |
| WV | HB 2609 | Limiting teen access to inappropriate material. | In committee | 19 March 2025 |
| WV | HB 2689 † | Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | In committee | 11 March 2025 |
| WV | HB 4198 † | E-Verify Safe Harbor Act | Passed chamber | 14 March 2026 |
| WV | HB 4412 † | Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | Enacted | 13 August 2026 |
| WV | HB 5178 † | To provide asset preservation for minors who earn income from artistic or creative services for us of their name, image, or likeness | In committee | 4 February 2026 |
| WV | HCR 101 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance conduct a comprehensive study parental consent measures on software applications downloaded by children under 18 | Passed chamber | 9 April 2025 |
| WV | SB 154 † | Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content including minors | In committee | 14 January 2026 |
| WV | SB 164 † | Clarifying parent and guardian access to minor child's medical records | In committee | 12 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 254 † | Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content including minors | In committee | 12 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 268 † | Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors Companion: WV SB 72 | In committee | 12 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 286 † | Granting parents access to health records of minor child | In committee | 19 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 287 † | Increasing protection for minors when victims of human trafficking | In committee | 12 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 431 † | Protecting minors from exposure to indecent displays of sexually explicit nature | In committee | 13 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 498 † | Relating to pornography access for minors | In committee | 19 January 2026 |
| WV | SB 628 † | Prohibiting online distribution of pornographic material to minors | In committee | 27 January 2026 |
| WV | SB 630 † | Protecting minors from exposure to indecent displays of sexually explicit nature | In committee | 27 January 2026 |
| WV | SB 633 † | Protecting Kids from Porn Act | In committee | 28 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 679 † | Increasing protection for minors when victims of human trafficking | In committee | 30 January 2026 |
| WV | SB 69 † | Requiring parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives | In committee | 12 February 2025 |
| WV | SB 719 † | Relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services | Passed chamber | 20 March 2025 |
| WY | HB 19 | Social media-parental consent for minors required. | In committee | 3 February 2025 |
| WY | HB 43 | Age verification for websites with harmful material. | Enacted | 13 March 2025 |
Source: Open States. Statuses show where each bill stood on 18 August 2026, when this issue was generated, rather than at the end of the period.
Tracker definitions are model-drafted and validated by retrieval measurement. They are not a lawyer's definition of a practice area.
The summary and the one-line notes under each bill were written by us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0 from the data in this issue. Every figure, bill and date is from the record; the sentences around them are not legal advice.
† Matched on the bill's title alone, because the platform does not yet hold that bill's full text. Every other bill is matched on its whole document.
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