# Connecticut HB 06857: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINORS.

Connecticut HB 06857, AN ACT CONCERNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINORS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by General Law Committee; status failed, last action 2025-05-16 (File Number 931) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 06857
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINORS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-16, File Number 931
- Sponsor: General Law Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: general law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) restrict a minor's ability to access any portion of a social media platform that recommends, selects or prioritizes certain media items, (2) provide for age verification to ensure that a minor does not access certain portions of a social media platform without consent from the minor's parent or legal guardian, (3) subject to modification by a minor's parent or legal guardian, restrict (A) the hours during which (i) a social media platform may send certain notifications to a minor, and (ii) a minor may access certain portions of a social media platform, and (B) who may view or respond to content a minor posts on a social media platform, and (4) require social media platforms to publicly disclose certain information on an annual basis.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: General Law Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Roll Call Vote 108 AS AMENDED | pass | 121 | 26 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-16: File Number 931 (legislature)
- 2025-05-16: Senate Calendar Number 506 (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-14: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8247 (House)
- 2025-03-31: File Number 348 (legislature)
- 2025-03-31: House Calendar Number 230 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-24: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-13: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-12: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-02-06: Public Hearing 02/10 (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 931, 2025-05-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000931-FC.PDF)
- File No. 348, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000348-FC.PDF)
- GL Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 348: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000348-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 931: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06857-R010931-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-6857, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06857-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 348: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000348-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 931: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06857-R010931-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7775 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00LCO07775-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8247 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00LCO08247-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9178 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00LCO09178-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for HB-6857, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8247): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06857-R01-FN.PDF)
- GL Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R00GL-JFR.PDF)
- GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R00GL-CV68-TS.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #7775 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07775-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 108 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00108-R00HB06857-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 8247 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate LCO Amendment #9178 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09178-R00-AMD.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. 931 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000931-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 348 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000348-FC.PDF)
- [GL Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 348 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000348-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 931 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06857-R010931-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-6857, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06857-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 348 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06857-R000348-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 931 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06857-R010931-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7775 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00LCO07775-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8247 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00LCO08247-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9178 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00LCO09178-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-6857, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8247) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06857-R01-FN.PDF)
- [GL Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R00GL-JFR.PDF)
- [GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06857-R00GL-CV68-TS.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #7775 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07775-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 108 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00108-R00HB06857-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 8247 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06857-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #9178 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09178-R00-AMD.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-HB06857-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).