Texas HB2173 mandates social media platforms to display a warning label about the link between minors' social media use and mental health issues.

HB2173 amends the Health and Safety Code to require social media platforms operating in Texas to show a warning label each time a user opens the platform, highlighting the connection between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission must adopt rules regarding the form and content of this warning label by January 1, 2026. Social media platforms are not required to comply with this requirement before March 1, 2026. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB2173 mandates social media platforms to display a warning label about the link between minors' social media use and mental health issues.

HB2173 amends the Health and Safety Code to require social media platforms operating in Texas to show a warning label each time a user opens the platform, highlighting the connection between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission must adopt rules regarding the form and content of this warning label by January 1, 2026. Social media platforms are not required to comply with this requirement before March 1, 2026. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.