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Protecting Kids from Social Media Act (Tennessee HB 1891)
Sponsors Representative William Lamberth (R‑TN)
Requires: Social media platforms to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for under‑18 users; restricts retention of verification data; allows parental monitoring & time limits. Went into effect January 1, 2025.
Utah Social Media Regulation Act (SB 152 & HB 311)
Sponsors: Sen. Michael McKell (R) , Rep. Jordan Teuscher (R-District 44)
Requires: Mandatory age verification for all users; parental consent and oversight for under‑18s; bans algorithmic targeting to minors; curfews; data‑privacy protections. (As of mid‑2025, enforcement blocked by litigation.)
The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (Mississippi HB 1126)
Sponsors: Walker Montgomery (R‑MS)
Requires: Digital service platforms to verify age using "commercially reasonable" methods, obtain parental consent for users under 18, limit collection/use of minor’s data, moderate harmful content (self‑harm, grooming, etc.)
Texas SCOPE Act (HB 18, “Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment”)
Sponsors: Bryan Hughes (R-District 5)
Requires: Platforms to verify the parent/guardian age if the account is for a minor; parental consent before collecting data for users under 18; content filtering for self‑harm, etc. Enforcement partially blocked by lawsuit.
Kids Online Safety & Privacy Act (S. 2073 – pending)
Sponsors: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Requires: Commission study into age‑verification technologies; does not mandate verification itself
Utah Social Media Regulation Act S.B. 152
Sponsors: Sen. Todd Weiler (R)
Requires: Mandatory age verification, parental consent, time‑bed restrictions, limits on algorithmic recommendations; currently blocked in court
Mississippi Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (HB 1126)
Sponsors: Representative Walker Montgomery (R‑MS)
Requires: Age verification for digital services, parental consent, limits on data collection and harmful content moderation
Georgia Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act (SB 351 / Act 463)
Sponsors: State Senator Brandon Beach (R)
Requires: Platforms verify age of new users; under‑16 require parental consent; schools to ban social media access
Virginia Amendment to VA Consumer Data Protection Act (SB 854)
Sponsors: Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) , Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D)
Requires: Requires age determination, parental consent for under‑16, limits usage to 1 hour/day unless overridden by parent, fines up to $7,500 per violation
Louisiana HB 142 (and HB 570) Online Age Verification for Adult Content
Sponsors: Representative Laurie Schlegel (R)
Requires: Websites where ≥ 33% of content is adult must verify users are 18+ via IDs or transaction data; private causes of action allowed
Ohio HB 96 (2025 law)
Sponsors: Bryan Stewart (R-Ashville)
Requires: Criminal penalties for commercial sites failing to verify adult content users
Iowa SF 207 / HF 864
Sponsors: Kevin Alons (R-Disctrict 7)
Texas SB 2420 (App-Store Age Verification)
Sponsors: Angela Paxton (R)
South Carolina HB 3405
Sponsors: Representative Brandon Guffey (R‑SC) prefiled Jan 2025
Proposed: Require app stores to verify age and obtain parental consent for minors; still pending
Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (S. 1291 federal bill)
Sponsored by: Senator Brian Schatz (D‑HI), Senators Tom Cotton (R‑AR), Chris Murphy (D‑CT), Katie Britt (R‑AL)
Requires: Social media platforms to verify user ages, prohibit access to under‑13s, block algorithmic feeds to users under 18, require parental consent for minors
App Store Accountability Act (H.R. 10364 / companion Senate bill)
Sponsored by: Rep. John James (R‑MI‑10); Senate version by Sen. Mike Lee (R‑UT) with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT)
Requires: App store operators verify ages and obtain parental consent before minors download apps or make in‑app purchases; federal preemption and FTC enforcement