Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2236: Resolve relative to children’s mental health in social media
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Resolved, that there shall be a special commission on children’s mental health and social media to investigate the risks of social media to children, recommend a legal framework for the commonwealth to promote safe social media use, identify best practices for social media platforms to safeguard children’s mental health, and develop guidelines for safe social media use. The commission shall consist of the following persons, or their designees: the secretary of health and human services, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of public health; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education; the attorney general; members of the house of representatives, of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; members of senate, of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; a representative of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; a representative of the Children’s Mental Health Campaign; a representative of the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization; a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; and 10 persons to be appointed by the governor, of whom shall be a representative of a nonprofit organization that advocates for …
Sponsors
- Joshua Tarsky (D) · primary sponsor
- Sean Reid (D)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/30/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H2236?
- H2236 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): Resolve relative to children’s mental health in social media.
- What is the status of H2236?
- Failed as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27) (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2236?
- Joshua Tarsky (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H2236?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2236
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