A 2739 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Prohibits social media platforms from promoting certain practices or features of eating disorders to child users.

This bill would prohibit social media platforms from promoting content related to eating disorders - such as diet products, extreme weight loss practices, or harmful eating behaviors - to users under 18. Platforms must conduct quarterly internal audits and annual independent audits to ensure their algorithms or features don’t contribute to eating disorders in children, and fix any issues within 30 days if identified. Small platforms with less than $100 million in annual revenue are exempt from the audit requirements. The bill does not hold platforms liable for user-generated content unless the platform paid to promote it (e.g., via advertisements).

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

General Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from Introduced to First Reprint after being reported out of the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee on February 12, 2026, with amendments. The key substantive change is a new exclusion in the definition of 'social media platform' that carves out career development and professional networking platforms (such as LinkedIn) from the bill's coverage. Two new sponsors were added and the co-sponsor list was significantly expanded.

SCOPE

A new exclusion was added to the definition of 'social media platform' that removes online services whose predominant or exclusive function is providing career development opportunities, including professional networking, job skills, learning certifications, and job posting and application services. This means platforms like LinkedIn would not be subject to the bill's requirements.

The bill's status changed from 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel' to 'As reported by the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee on February 12, 2026, with amendments,' indicating it passed committee review.

TECHNICAL

Two new sponsors were added: Assemblyman Michael Venezia (District 34, Essex) and Assemblywoman Marisa Sweeney (District 25, Morris and Passaic). The co-sponsor list was expanded from three members to eleven.

The entire 'STATEMENT' section summarizing the bill's provisions was removed, which is standard when a bill advances beyond the introduced stage.

Minor formatting changes throughout, including reflowing of line breaks and changing 'ecommerce' to 'e-commerce.'

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 18, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

upper

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (57-19-0)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Transferred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

lower

3 primary · 8 co-sponsors