# Alabama HB235: Social media, individuals under 16 years of age prohibited from creating accounts, age verification required, penalties for violations established

Alabama HB235, Social media, individuals under 16 years of age prohibited from creating accounts, age verification required, penalties for violations established, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Faulkner (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Pending Committee Action in House of Origin) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB235
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Social media, individuals under 16 years of age prohibited from creating accounts, age verification required, penalties for violations established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: David Faulkner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Consumer Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Faulkner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy (House)
- 2025-02-06: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB235-int.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB235-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB235-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).