SB 11 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Minor access and use of social media.

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 status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (H) Senate Bill (S) · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove provisions related to crowdsourcing visual aids and user-generated content definitions, while renumbering sections to accommodate new content. The changes appear to be technical adjustments to the bill's structure rather than substantive policy modifications.
DEFINITION

Removed subsection (5) which defined social media as facilitating crowdsourcing of visual aids like charts, graphs, and infographics.

Removed subsection (3) which stated that social media must facilitate only electronic mail, changing it to include 'or' for additional options.

Removed subsection (B) which specified that content must not be user-generated.

TECHNICAL

Bill was renumbered from SB0011.2 to SB0011.1 and updated reprinted dates from January 22, 2025 to January 17, 2025.

Digest update date changed from January 21, 2025 to January 15, 2025.

Committee referral and reporting dates were adjusted to reflect the new timeline.

REQUIREMENT

Added new Section 8 which grants the attorney general authority to bring legal actions against social media operators for violations.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

427
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Jan 23, 2025
D Democratic10
6 Yea 4 Nay
60% Yea
R Republican40
36 Yea 3 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 42, nays 7
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Amended
Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Amended
Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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