HB232

AN ACT relating to the protection of minors on digital platforms.

Introduced·1/8/26
Bill Text

Kentucky HB232 protects minors on digital platforms by requiring age verification and parental consent for addictive feeds and transactions.

Kentucky HB232, known as the Youth Online Safety Act, mandates social media platforms to verify the age of users upon account creation and obtain verifiable parental consent for addictive feeds and financial transactions. The bill defines "addictive feed" as content prioritized based on user data and "nonaddictive feed" as content displayed in chronological order or in response to a user's search query. Social media platforms must prevent minors from accessing harmful content promoting suicide, substance abuse, or bullying.

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Where it stands

Current
Small Business & Information Technology Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

D
1
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jan 15

House

to Small Business & Information Technology (H)

Jan 8

House

introduced in House

Jan 8

House

to Committee on Committees (H)