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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6857

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINORS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 16, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) restrict a minor's ability to access any portion of a social media platform that recommends, selects or prioritizes certain media items, (2) provide for age verification to ensure that a minor does not access certain portions of a social media platform without consent from the minor's parent or legal guardian, (3) subject to modification by a minor's parent or legal guardian, restrict (A) the hours during which (i) a social media platform may send certain notifications to a minor, and (ii) a minor may access certain portions of a social media platform, and (B) who may view or respond to content a minor posts on a social media platform, and (4) require social media platforms to publicly disclose certain information on an annual basis.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

15 co-sponsors

Christie M. Carpino, Tim Ackert, Roland J. Lemar, Tracy Marra, William Heffernan, Gary A. Turco Jr., Julio A. Concepcion, Jaime S. Foster, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Farley Santos, Nick Gauthier, Hubert D. Delany, Tammy Nuccio, Matt Blumenthal, Jonathan Fazzino

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 5 to May 16, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action14 actions on 8 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to May 1498 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 5 to Mar 1235 days

    In the SenateMay 14 to May 16 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 14

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – May 14

    1. Feb 5Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 6Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 12General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 14The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 16

    1. May 16Arrived in the Senate
    All 14 actions, as published
    1. Feb 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 14HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 14HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 16FILE NO.Both houses