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Relating to minors using mobile devices, including protections for minors and civil liability
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 7, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary New devices made after the start of 2025 must automatically turn on web filters for children when they are first set up. Only a parent or legal guardian can turn these filters off using a password. If companies do not follow these rules, the attorney general or a child's parent can take them to court.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to minors using mobile devices, including protections for minors and providing civil and criminal penalties. The bill establishes filter requirements for minors and enforcement mechanisms for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. The bill requires that based on the age established during device activation and account setup, automatically activate filters on devices for minors during activation. The bill allows the filter to be deactivated by use of a password. The bill provides that any adult who is not a parent or legal guardian shall not deactivate the filter for a minor. The bill applies only to devices manufactured on or after January 1, 2025. The bill allows the attorney general to bring civil action suits against manufactures of devices that do not comply with the bill. The bill also allows private civil actions by parents or guardians of a minor against manufacturers who fail to comply with the bill. The bill details the civil remedies available against a manufacturer that violates the provisions of the bill.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 7, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
5 for · 1 against · 1 undecided · Who →
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- HF 2114 Relating to minors using mobile devices, including protections for minors, civil liability…90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2546Very similar
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