H542 is a bill in the Idaho Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.

What is the status of H542?

Signed into law as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 268 Effective: 07/01/2026 (April 2, 2026).

Where is the official record for H542?

On the Idaho Legislature website: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0542

Idaho legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Idaho H542: SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.

Q: What does H542 do?

In its own words: An act relating to the stop harms from addictive social media act; amending title 48, idaho code, by the addition of a new chapter 21, title 48, idaho code, to provide a short title, to define terms, to establish provisions regarding age estimation and identification of children, to establish provisions regarding limitations and requirements for social media accounts for children, to provide for remedies and enforcement, and to provide exclusions and prohibitions on certain waivers; providing severability; and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.

Status: Signed into law, April 2, 2026

What the bill says

An act relating to the stop harms from addictive social media act; amending title 48, idaho code, by the addition of a new chapter 21, title 48, idaho code, to provide a short title, to define terms, to establish provisions regarding age estimation and identification of children, to establish provisions regarding limitations and requirements for social media accounts for children, to provide for remedies and enforcement, and to provide exclusions and prohibitions on certain waivers; providing severability; and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT RELATING TO THE STOP HARMS FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ACT; AMENDING TITLE 48, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 21, TITLE 48, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING AGE ESTIMATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN, TO PROVIDE FOR REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT, AND TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIONS AND PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN WAIVERS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. That Title 48, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chapter 21, Title 48, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: CHAPTER STOP HARMS FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ACT 48-2101. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act." 48-2102. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Account holder" means a resident of Idaho who has an account or a profile with a covered social media platform, which is associated by the covered social media platform with a unique identifier, during any period in which a covered social media platform knows or should reasonably …

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Idaho H542: SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.

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