Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB925: Generally revise social media laws for minors
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing the social media youth protection act; requiring a social media company to implement an age-assurance system; requiring a social media company to provide supervisory tools to minor account holders; requiring parental consent for data privacy settings of minor account holders; providing penalties; providing an appropriation; providing definitions; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTH PROTECTION ACT; REQUIRING A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY TO IMPLEMENT AN AGE-ASSURANCE SYSTEM; REQUIRING A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY TO PROVIDE SUPERVISORY TOOLS TO MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDERS; REQUIRING PARENTAL CONSENT FOR DATA PRIVACY SETTINGS OF MINOR ACCOUNT HOLDERS; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 8] may be cited as the "Social Media Youth Protection Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that: (1) the state has a compelling interest in safeguarding the well-being and privacy of minors in the state; (2) the state has enacted safeguards around products and activities that pose risks to minors, including regulations on motor vehicles, medications, and products and services targeted to children; (3) minors are particularly vulnerable to manipulation by the use of curation algorithms and the engagement-driven design elements of social media companies; (4) a minor's excessive use of an algorithmically curated social media service is likely to cause adverse mental health outcomes, regardless of the content being viewed; (5) the addictive design features of certain social media services contribute to excessive use of a social media service by minors, …
Sponsors
- Regier, Amy (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 54 yea, 44 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 56 yea, 43 nay, passed
Subjects: Information Technology, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB925?
- HB925 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise social media laws for minors.
- What does HB925 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing the social media youth protection act; requiring a social media company to implement an age-assurance system; requiring a social media company to provide supervisory tools to minor account holders; requiring parental consent for data privacy settings of minor account holders; providing penalties; providing an appropriation; providing definitions; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB925?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB925?
- Regier, Amy (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for HB925?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3686
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