Puerto RicoPS 097320th Legislative Assembly (2025-2028)SenateWALLET

Para establecer la "Ley para la Protección Económica de Menores en la Monetización Digital", a los fines de establecer la obligación de reservar ingresos en un fondo a favor de los menores que aparezcan de forma sustancial en contenido digital monetizadо; establecer definiciones, mecanismos de fiscalización, y remedios especiales; y para otros fines relacionados

Sponsored By: Thomas Rivera Schatz (PNP)

Signed by Governor

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Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Protected digital earnings with delayed access

Effective upon approval, the law covers people under 21 who are not legally emancipated and appear in money-making digital content. Responsible parents, guardians, caretakers, or creators receiving that income must save at least 30% of each content item's income. The share rises to 50% when the minor is a principal participant throughout the entire item. The money must go into the minor's separate account at an authorized Puerto Rico financial institution; adults cannot pledge it, use it elsewhere, or expose it to their creditors. Withdrawals are barred until age 21 unless a court approves early access in the minor's best interest. Financial regulators OCIF and COSSEC must adopt account rules within 180 days of approval, covering account opening, management, custody, oversight, reports, and audits.

Young adults gain earnings recovery rights

At age 21, people featured in digital content as minors receive their protected account's full balance and interest. They can ask the responsible creator or platform to remove or unlink content featuring them as minors. They can also sue to recover income that should have been deposited but was not.

Families learn about digital content protections

Puerto Rico's Department of the Family must work with the Department of Education to provide educational programs. These programs teach parents, guardians, and minors about rights, risks, and duties tied to money-making digital content. The law sets no funding amount or program start date.

Some minors' digital appearances are excluded

The law's protections exclude incidental appearances in news, documentary, or public-interest coverage. Educational or school-related content made without a profit purpose is also excluded. Sporadic or intermittent public-space appearances are excluded when no direct or indirect income is tied to the minor's image. These appearances do not trigger the required earnings deposits or other protections under this law.

Safer digital work with violation fines

Puerto Rico's labor department must set work rules and daily limits on minors' exposure to digital-content production. Those limits must address risks to health, moral well-being, life, and physical safety. The department must also set rules for inspections, audits, complaints, and penalties. Violations can bring fines of up to $1,000 each, and the Secretary of Labor can sue to collect unpaid fines. The law does not set the daily limits or a start date for these regulations.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Thomas Rivera Schatz

    PNP • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Brenda Pérez Soto

    PNP • Senate

  • Héctor Gabriel González López

    PNP • Senate

  • Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez

    PNP • Senate

  • Jamie Barlucea Rodríguez

    PNP • Senate

  • Jeison Rosa Ramos

    PNP • Senate

  • Karen Michelle Román Rodríguez

    PNP • Senate

  • Nitza Moran Trinidad

    PNP • Senate

  • Rafael Santos Ortiz

    PNP • Senate

  • Wilmer Reyes Berríos

    PNP • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 70 • No: 1

House vote • 6/15/2026

Aprobado por Cámara en Votación Final

Yes: 45 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/16/2026

Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Ley Núm. 193 — Firmada por la Gobernadora

    8/19/2026Senate
  2. Enviado a la Gobernadora

    7/20/2026House
  3. Firmado por el Presidente de la Cámara

    6/25/2026House
  4. Firmado por el Presidente del Senado

    6/19/2026Senate
  5. Se dispone que sea enrolado

    6/15/2026House
  6. Aprobado por Cámara en Votación Final

    6/15/2026House
  7. Aprobado sin enmiendas

    6/15/2026House
  8. En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara

    6/15/2026House
  9. Remitido a Comisión de Calendarios de la Cámara

    6/11/2026House
  10. 1er Informe Comisión rendido sin enmiendas

    6/11/2026House
  11. Reunión Ejecutiva: Oficina de la Comisión

    6/11/2026House
  12. Referido a Comisión(es)

    3/23/2026House
  13. Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    3/23/2026House
  14. Texto de Aprobación Final enviado a la Cámara

    3/16/2026Senate
  15. Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final

    3/16/2026Senate
  16. Aprobado con enmiendas en sala

    3/16/2026Senate
  17. Aprobado con enmiendas del informe

    3/16/2026Senate
  18. En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado

    3/16/2026Senate
  19. Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

    3/9/2026Senate
  20. Entirillado del Informe

    3/9/2026Senate
  21. 1er Informe Comisión rendido con enmiendas

    3/9/2026Senate
  22. Vista Pública: Salón María Martínez de Pérez Almiroty

    2/20/2026Senate
  23. Referido a Comisión(es)

    1/22/2026Senate
  24. Aparece en Primera Lectura del Senado

    1/22/2026Senate
  25. Radicado

    1/20/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Se dispone que sea enrolado

    6/15/2026

  • Texto de Aprobación Final enviado a la Cámara

    3/16/2026

  • Radicado

    1/20/2026

  • Radicado (Senado mirror)

    1/20/2026

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