# Connecticut HB 05474: AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND MINORS.

Connecticut HB 05474, AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND MINORS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Children; status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (File Number 184) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05474
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND MINORS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-03-24, File Number 184
- Sponsor: Committee on Children
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: children
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (30 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) require the owner of a social media platform to incorporate an online safety center into, and establish a cyberbullying policy for, the owner's social media platform, (2) redefine "heightened risk of harm to minors" to include processing minors' personal data in a manner that presents any reasonably foreseeable risk of harm to minors' physical or mental health, and (3) require the controller of an online service, product or feature that is offered to minors to (A) include a default setting in such service, product or feature to prevent adults from sending unsolicited communications to minors, (B) not use any system design feature to significantly increase, sustain or extend minors' use of such service, product or feature, and (C) disclose to the Attorney General a plan established and implemented to mitigate or eliminate any heightened risk of harm to minors.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Children

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-28 | House | KID Vote Tally Sheet (Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 15 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | KID Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass | 15 | 2 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-03-24: File Number 184 (legislature)
- 2025-03-24: House Calendar Number 137 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-03-24: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/25 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-10: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Joint Committee on Children (legislature)
- 2025-02-24: Drafted by Committee (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Vote to Draft (legislature)
- 2025-01-31: Public Hearing 02/06 (legislature)
- 2025-01-28: Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing (legislature)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Joint Committee on Children (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 184, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-05474-R000184-FC.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R01-HB.PDF)
- KID Joint Favorable, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R02-HB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 184: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-05474-R000184-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 184: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-05474-R000184-FN.PDF)
- KID Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-JFR.PDF)
- KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-CV60-TS.PDF)
- KID Vote Tally Sheet (Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-CV16-TS.PDF)
- KID Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-CV38-TS.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [File No. 184 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-05474-R000184-FC.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R01-HB.PDF)
- [KID Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R02-HB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 184 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-05474-R000184-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 184 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-05474-R000184-FN.PDF)
- [KID Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-JFR.PDF)
- [KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-CV60-TS.PDF)
- [KID Vote Tally Sheet (Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-CV16-TS.PDF)
- [KID Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-05474-R00KID-CV38-TS.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05474-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).