Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 10 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 11 — Minor access and use of social media.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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.

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Action History

  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

  13. Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Senator Johnson T added as coauthor

  15. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  16. Senator Garten added as third author

  17. Senator Brown L added as second author

  18. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  19. Authored by Senator Bohacek

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (139)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 11 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 11?
SB 11 is sponsored by Chris Jeter (Republican), Joanna King (Republican), Jim Pressel (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Spencer Deery (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), and Mike Bohacek (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 11?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 11?
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