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TennesseeSB 1469114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50, relative to minors appearing in online content.

Sponsored By: Page Walley (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Child Labor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Teens keep earnings, money held in trust

Beginning July 1, 2026, minors ages 14–17 may make and publish their own videos and must receive 100% of the proceeds from that content. When a qualifying minor appears in a paid video, the creator must deposit a share of the segment’s gross earnings into a trust at a bank, credit union, or trust company. The deposit must be at least half of the minor’s content percentage; if two or more minors qualify, that share is split equally. The account is for the minor’s benefit and becomes available at age 18 or upon emancipation, and it must follow Tennessee’s Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. Creators must keep age, time, pay, and trust‑deposit records for these teens until the minor turns 21 and tell the minor the records exist.

Stronger legal tools for minors online

Beginning July 1, 2026, a minor can sue to enforce the trust‑account rules and recover actual damages (including owed pay), punitive damages, and lawsuit costs, including attorney fees. A court may also order a creator to stop breaking the law and take other fair steps. These remedies add to any others available under law. Any contract that tries to waive these protections is void and cannot be enforced by a court or arbitrator.

No paid content work under 14

Beginning July 1, 2026, minors under 14 may not do paid content creation under this law. A creator who features a child under 14, or a parent who allows it, must pay a $2,000 civil penalty for each instance. The creator also owes any compensation due to the minor under the trust rules. Penalties are paid to the Tennessee Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to administer the law.

Teens and former minors can delete videos

Beginning July 1, 2026, a minor age 14 or older, or an adult who was under 18 when their likeness was used, can demand removal of videos showing them. The person who shared the content, the account holder, or anyone who controls the account must delete the video from the platform.

When kids count as content creators

Beginning July 1, 2026, a minor is engaged in content creation if, in the prior 12 months, at least 30% of a creator’s compensated videos made in a 30‑day period feature the minor. The videos must meet the platform’s pay threshold or pay at least $0.01 per view. Minors who appear only incidentally in videos of public events, like concerts or sports, are not counted.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Page Walley

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

  • Tom Hatcher

    Republican • Senate

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 129 • No: 3

House vote • 4/2/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2026

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026

Yes: 29 • No: 2

Senate vote • 3/3/2026

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor.

    4/16/2026Senate

  2. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/7/2026Senate

  3. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/6/2026Senate

  4. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/6/2026House

  5. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/2/2026House

  6. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0858)

    4/2/2026House

  7. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

    4/2/2026House

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/2/2026Senate

  9. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/23/2026House

  10. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0566)

    3/19/2026Senate

  11. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 2

    3/19/2026Senate

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/19/2026Senate

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/19/2026Senate

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

    3/17/2026Senate

  15. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/19/2026

    3/9/2026Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

    3/6/2026Senate

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

    3/3/2026Senate

  18. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

    2/25/2026Senate

  19. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/3/2026

    2/17/2026Senate

  20. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

    2/11/2026Senate

  21. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    1/14/2026Senate

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/13/2026Senate

  23. Filed for introduction

    10/30/2025Senate

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