Child Labor - As enacted, adds regulations for content creation that involves certain minors. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50.
SB 1469 prohibits minors under 14 from creating and sharing paid video content on online platforms. It requires parents or guardians who feature such minors in compensated content to set aside a portion of earnings in a trust account for the minor’s future benefit. The bill also grants individuals who were minors featured in this content the right to request permanent deletion of those videos once they turn 18. Violations of the under-14 prohibition carry a $2,000 civil penalty per incident, paid to the state labor commissioner.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 16, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0858)
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0566)
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 2
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Page Walley
RRepublican
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