Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.
SOCIAL MEDIA -- Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation requires Covered Social Media Platforms to implement, monitor, and enforce the Stop Addictive Social Media Act (SHASM), which empowers parental authority, respects First Amendment freedoms, and reduces the causes of addiction of children to social media. The goal of the bill is to require Covered Social Media platforms to obtain parental consent in order to maintain accounts for children aged 16 years old and under, and to refrain from presenting addictive interface design features to such children.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (62)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
SPONSORS
Rep · HD-013A
Sen · SD-004
Rep · HD-010B
Sen · SD-005
Rep · HD-032A
Sen · SD-032
Rep · HD-032B
Rep · HD-019A
Rep · HD-004B
Rep · HD-004A
Rep · HD-002A
Rep · HD-003B
Rep · HD-016A
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 9, 2026