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HB173Introduced in the House

Consumer protection; access by minors to certain platform portions restricted; hours for sending notifications to covered minors limited; default platform settings on certain platforms required; mechanism for more stringent optional settings required; annual disclosure of certain data by covered operators required; violations a deceptive trade practice

Introduced

Introduced by Ben Robbins, District 33

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Consumer protection; access by minors to certain platform portions restricted; hours for sending notifications to covered minors limited; default platform settings on certain platforms required; mechanism for more stringent optional settings required; annual disclosure of certain data by covered operators required; violations a deceptive trade practice

Where it stands

Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Judiciary

February 24, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy

  2. Pending House Children and Senior Advocacy

  3. Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Judiciary

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