2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0011: Minor access and use of social media.

Legislative Summary

Minor access and use of social media. 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.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Bohacek
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/8/2025
Senator Brown L added as second author
Senate
1/16/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
1/16/2025
Senator Garten added as third author
Senate
1/16/2025
Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
Senate
1/21/2025
Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
Senate
1/21/2025
Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote
Senate
1/21/2025
Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/21/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Senator Deery added as coauthor
Senate
1/21/2025
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
1/21/2025
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
Senate
1/23/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 42, nays 7
Senate
1/23/2025
House sponsor: Representative Pressel
Senate
1/23/2025
Cosponsors: Representatives King and Jeter
Senate
1/23/2025
Senator Young M added as coauthor
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment #3

Senate Amendment #3

1/21/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

1/21/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/21/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #4

Senate Judiciary Amendment #4

1/15/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #4

Senate Judiciary Amendment #4

1/15/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
1/23/2025
42
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text1/21/2025234.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/16/2025223.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/2024194.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/23/202561.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/21/202561.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/16/202561.7 KB
Misc
Misc1/15/202521.6 KB
Misc
Misc1/15/202557.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/30/202462.2 KB