Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF278: A BILL FOR An Act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions
Status: In committee, March 5, 2025
An Act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2520YH (1) dg/jh H.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 554I.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Social Media Parental Authorization Act". Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 554I.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Minor" means an individual under the age of eighteen who currently resides in Iowa. 2. "Parental authorization" means all of the following: a. A written statement signed by both a minor and the minor's parent or legal guardian that authorizes the minor to create an account on a social media platform. b. A digital authorization by a parent or a legal guardian of a minor that authorizes the minor to create an account on a social media platform if the social media platform has previously verified that the account granting parental authorization belongs to the parent or legal guardian of the minor seeking parental authorization. 3. "Social media company" means a company that operates a social media platform. 4. a. "Social media platform" means an internet site or application that is open to the public and that allows …
Sponsors
- Bobby Kaufmann (R, 82) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 798 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 2. H.J. 433 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 433 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 4:00PM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Fett, Wheeler and Wilburn. H.J. 291 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 273 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 433 . (February 25, 2025): 19 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: parents, technology, internet, minors
Common questions
- What is HF278?
- HF278 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions.
- What does HF278 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF278?
- In committee as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 798 . (March 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF278?
- Bobby Kaufmann (R, 82).
- Where is the official record for HF278?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0278&ga=91
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