# Indiana SB 11: Minor access and use of social media.

Indiana SB 11, Minor access and use of social media., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Bohacek (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 11
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Minor access and use of social media.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: judiciary, the house
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (42 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a social media operator to restrict a minor user's viewing of social media without first obtaining verifiable parental consent for the minor user. Defines a "minor user" as an individual who is less than 16 years of age. Allows the attorney general to: (1) bring an action against a social media operator that fails to implement a verifiable parental consent method; and (2) issue a civil investigative demand if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in a violation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Garten (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 42 | 7 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-24: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Young M added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Cosponsors: Representatives King and Jeter (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: House sponsor: Representative Pressel (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 42, nays 7 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Deery added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Garten added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Senator Brown L added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Bohacek (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0011/versions/SB0011.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0011/versions/SB0011.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0011/versions/SB0011.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0011/versions/SB0011.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0011/versions/SB0011.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0011/versions/SB0011.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB11-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).