Indiana HB1321: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

What the bill says

A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation. SUMMARY: Social media use by minors. Provides that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a minor to hold an account with the social media service unless the social media service receives written consent to the minor's use of the social media service from the minor's parent or guardian. Requires a social media service to configure the account of a registered user that the social media service knows, or reasonably should know, is: (1) a minor; and (2) an Indiana resident; in a specified manner. Pro.

From the introduced text, May 16, 2026:

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation. SUMMARY: Social media use by minors. Provides that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a minor to hold an account with the social media service unless the social media service receives written consent to the minor's use of the social media service from the minor's parent or guardian. Requires a social media service to configure the account of a registered user that the social media service knows, or reasonably should know, is: (1) a minor; and (2) an Indiana resident; in a specified manner. Provides that a social media service that violates these provisions is subject to: (1) an enforcement action by the attorney general; and (2) a civil action by the parent or guardian of the minor with regard to whom the violation pertains. Provides for restrictions on the retention, use, and collection of personal information for purposes of age verification by a social media service and provides that a social media service is subject to a civil action by an individual with regard to whom the social media service violates the restrictions.

Sponsors

• Ragen Hatcher (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. January 6, 2026: Authored by Representative Hatcher