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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 11: Minor access and use of social media.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 11 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Minor access and use of social media. Primary sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim PresselPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Chris GartenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate45
Liz BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Mike BohacekPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Spencer DeeryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Chris JeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Tyler JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Joanna KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Daryl SchmittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Mike YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Referred to the House
  3. Senator Young M added as coauthor
  4. Cosponsors: Representatives King and Jeter
  5. House sponsor: Representative Pressel
  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 42, nays 7
  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  8. Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote
  9. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
  10. Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  11. Senator Deery added as coauthor
  12. Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source