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IdahoH 05422026 regular legislative sessionHouse

SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.

Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

SOCIAL MEDIA

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5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Parents and kids can sue platforms

A child or parent can sue a covered platform for violations. For reckless or knowing violations, you can recover actual damages or $10,000, whichever is more. For negligent violations, you can recover actual damages. Courts may award attorney’s fees and costs, and you must file within three years of when you learned of the violation. If a platform let a child have an account without verifiable parental consent, any contract terms for that account—including arbitration or limits on damages—are invalid. A platform is not liable if it used reasonable means and efforts to comply. These remedies apply starting July 1, 2026.

No addictive feeds or targeted ads

Covered platforms may not show addictive features to children, like infinite scroll, autoplay, or public like counts. They also may not show profile‑based paid ads to children that use personal data. These bans apply starting July 1, 2026.

Stronger privacy defaults for kids

For any child account, platforms must set the most private settings by default. They cannot change those defaults without a parent’s consent. When asking for consent, they must offer a separate parent password to monitor time, set daily or weekly limits, and set allowed hours. These rules start July 1, 2026.

Age checks and consent for kids

Beginning July 1, 2026, covered platforms must ask for a birth date at sign‑up and get verifiable parental consent before creating or changing a child’s account. They must estimate age within 14 days after 25 hours of use in six months, using an 80% “16 or older” threshold. After 50 hours in six months, they must update within 14 days, using a 90% threshold, then update every 100 hours. Accounts held for at least seven years are exempt from these age‑estimation duties. If a platform finds a child account has no parental consent, it must notify within 7 days, give 30 days to dispute or get consent, and then terminate within 7 days after a final decision. A minor’s termination request must be honored within 7 days, and a verified parent’s within 14 days.

Big platforms covered and state enforcement

The law covers social media companies that made at least $1 billion in ad revenue in one of the last three years. Knowing or reckless violations count as unfair practices under Idaho law. The Idaho Attorney General can investigate and enforce those violations. These rules apply starting July 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Cindy J. Carlson

    Republican • Senate

  • Jaron Crane

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 145 • No: 26

House vote • 3/25/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 62 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/20/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 21 • No: 14

House vote • 2/9/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 62 • No: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 268 Effective: 07/01/2026

    4/2/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 12:01 p.m. on March 27, 2026

    3/27/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    3/27/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/26/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/26/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    3/26/2026House

  7. Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-5-3

    3/25/2026House

  8. Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading

    3/25/2026House

  9. Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading

    3/24/2026House

  10. Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

    3/24/2026House

  11. Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

    3/23/2026House

  12. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

    3/23/2026House

  13. House Concurred in Senate Amendments

    3/23/2026House

  14. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

    3/23/2026House

  15. Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 21-14-0

    3/20/2026Senate

  16. Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

    3/19/2026Senate

  17. Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

    3/18/2026Senate

  18. Amendments reported printed

    3/18/2026Senate

  19. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

    3/17/2026Senate

  20. Amendments ordered printed

    3/17/2026Senate

  21. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

    3/17/2026Senate

  22. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

    3/16/2026Senate

  23. Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

    2/10/2026Senate

  24. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    2/10/2026Senate

  25. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-7-1

    2/9/2026House

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