Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 931 — Social media; requiring certain age verification; requiring social media platforms to provide certain supervisory tools. Effective date.

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 931 adds specific definitions for terms like "account" and "connected account" related to social media platforms and their minor users. It emphasizes the importance of age verification and outlines the responsibilities of social media companies in protecting minors online. This change matters because it clarifies how social media platforms must handle accounts for young users, ensuring better safety measures and parental oversight.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION February 27, 2025 AS AMENDED SENATE BILL NO.
Jech of the Senate and Caldwell (Chad) of the House 8 FLOOR SUBSTITUTE [ social media - age verification - minor users - supervisory tools - parental consent – appeal - determination - Attorney General - codification – emergency ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Jech of the Senate and Caldwell (Chad) of the House 7 [ social media - age verification - minor users - supervisory tools - parental consent – appeal - determination - Attorney General - codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 401 of Title 75A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 204 of Title 75A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.
“Connected account” means an account on a social media platform that is directly connected to:
“Connected account” means an account on the social media platform that is directly connected to:
a minor user’s account, or Req.
the minor user’s account, or b.
No.
an account that is directly connected to an account directly connected to the minor’s account;
3709 Page 1 b.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 3.
an account that is directly connected to an account directly connected to a minor user’s account;
3.
screen name or username that reveals an individual’s electronic mail address, first name, or last name, e.
screen name or username that reveals an individual’s email address, first name, or last name, e.
telephone number, Req.
telephone number, f.
No.
Social Security number, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) g.
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Social Security number, g.
“Reasonable age verification measure” means a method of age verification that is authenticated through the upload of a valid state-issued form of identification to relate to a user of a social media platform;
“Social media platform” means a website or internet medium that:
9.
“Reasonable age verification process” means an age verification process employed by a social media company that:
uses one or more reasonable age verification measures in order to verify the age of a user of the social media platform owned, operated, or otherwise made available by the social media company, b.
provides that requiring a user to confirm that the user is not a minor, or to insert the user’s birth Req.
No.
3709 Page 3 date, is not sufficient to constitute a reasonable age verification measure, c.
ensures that each user is subjected to each reasonable age verification measure used by the social media company as part of the age verification process, and d.
does not base verification of a user’s age on factors such as whether the user shares an Internet protocol (IP) address, hardware identifier, or other technical indicator with another user determined to not be a minor;
10.
“Social media company” means an entity that owns or operates a social media platform;
11.
“Social media platform” means a website or Internet medium that:
a.
and Req.
and SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 9.
No.
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SECTION 2.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 402 of Title 75A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.
A social media company shall require each individual accessing its social media platforms to create a user account in order to interact with its services.
With respect to each user account of a social media platform that exists as of the effective date of this act, a social media company shall:
On such date, freeze all accounts;
A social media platform shall perform reasonable age verification methods to determine whether a user who is a resident of this state is a minor.
A social media company shall segregate any personal information gathered specifically for reasonable age verification purposes and shall not use the personal information for any other purpose except those provided in subparagraphs a through f of paragraph 2 of subsection D of this section.
In order to restore the functionality of an account, require that the user provide age data that is verifiable using a reasonable verification process subject to subsection D of this section;
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and 3.
Using age data, classify each user as a minor or an adult.
C.
At the time an individual creates a new user account to access its services, a social media platform shall:
1.
Request age data from the individual;
2.
Verify the individual’s age using a reasonable age verification process, subject to subsection D of this section;
and 3.
Using age data, classify each user as a minor or an adult.
D.
A social media platform may contract with a third party to employ reasonable age verification measures as part of the social Req.
No.
3709 Page 5 media platform’s reasonable age verification process, but the use of a third party shall not relieve the social media platform of its obligations under this act or from liability under this act.
E.
1.
A social media platform shall segregate any personal information gathered specifically for reasonable age verification purposes and shall not use the personal information for any other purpose except those provided in subparagraphs a through f of paragraph 2 of subsection G of this section.
2.
(1) restrict the visibility of the minor user’s account to only connected accounts, (2) limit the minor user’s ability to share content to only connected accounts, (3) restrict any data collection and sale of data from a minor user’s account that is not otherwise required for core functioning of the social media platform, (4) disable search engine indexing of the minor user’s profiles, Req.
(1) restrict the visibility of the minor user’s account to only connected accounts, (2) limit the minor user’s ability to share content to only connected accounts, (3) restrict any data collection and sale of data from a minor user’s account that is not otherwise required for core functioning of the social media platform, (4) disable search engine indexing of the minor user’s profiles, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) (5) restrict a minor user’s direct messaging capabilities to only allow for direct messaging to connected accounts, and (6) allow a minor user to download a file with all information associated with his or her account, b.
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3709 Page 6 (5) restrict a minor user’s direct messaging capabilities to only allow for direct messaging to connected accounts, and (6) allow a minor user to download a file with all information associated with his or her account, b.
(1) autoplay functions that continuously play content without user interaction, (2) scroll or pagination that loads additional content as long as the user continues scrolling, and Req.
(1) autoplay functions that continuously play content without user interaction, (2) scroll or pagination that loads additional content as long as the user continues scrolling, and SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 5 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) (3) push notifications prompting repeated user engagement.
No.
3709 Page 7 (3) push notifications prompting repeated user engagement.
Upon request of a parent or legal guardian of a minor user, a social media platform shall:
Upon request of a minor user, a social media platform shall:
F.
C.
A social media platform shall limit a minor user’s access to its services to one (1) hour per day.
A social media company shall offer supervisory tools for a minor user that the minor user may decide to activate.
A social media platform shall offer the parent or legal guardian of a minor user supervisory tools that the parent or legal guardian may decide to activate to supervise the minor user’s usage of the services provided by the social media platform.
Such supervisory tools shall include capabilities for a parent or legal guardian of the minor user to:
Such supervisory tools shall include capabilities for a parent or legal guardian to:
data detailing the minor user’s total and average daily time spent on the social media platform across devices, Req.
data detailing the minor user’s total and average daily time spent on the social media platform across devices, b.
No.
3709 Page 8 b.
(1) privacy settings, (2) content sensitivity settings, and (3) direct messaging settings and permissions;
(1) privacy settings, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 6 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) (2) content sensitivity settings, and (3) direct messaging settings and permissions;
A social media platform shall inform the parent or legal guardian of a minor user of their access to these supervisory features and of the parent or legal guardian’s right to utilize such features.
D.
G.
A social media platform shall not allow a minor user who is a resident of this state to change the default data privacy setting provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subsection E of this section without first obtaining verifiable written consent from a minor user’s parent or legal guardian.
A social media platform shall not allow a minor user who is a resident of this state to change the default data privacy setting provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section without first obtaining verifiable written consent from a minor user’s parent or legal guardian.
The social media platform shall verify the identity of the person consenting and the relationship of the person consenting for the minor.
The social media platform shall verify the identity of the person consenting and the relationship of the person consenting to the minor.
The presumption of confidentiality may be overcome if the social media platform obtains verifiable written Req.
The presumption of confidentiality may be overcome if the social media platform obtains verifiable written consent from a parent or legal guard of the minor user.
No.
3709 Page 9 consent from a parent or legal guardian of the minor user.
enable network communications, c.
enable network communications, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 7 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) c.
obtain reasonable age verification information as required by subsection C of this section, or f.
obtain reasonable age verification information as required by paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, or f.
H.
E.
I.
F.
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G.
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The Attorney General is authorized to bring a civil action against a social media platform for a violation of the provisions of this section and to seek injunctive relief or other appropriate relief as determined by the court.
3709 Page 10 SECTION 3.
SECTION 2.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 403 of Title 75A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
A.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY:
In the case of a violation of Section 2 of this act, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the District Court of Oklahoma County or a district court in the county in which the violation occurred to:
COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS February 27, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB931 SFLR Page 8 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments)
1.
Enjoin the violation;
2.
Enforce compliance with Section 2 of this act;
or 3.
Obtain civil penalties under subsection C of this section.
B.
The Attorney General may promulgate any rules necessary to enforce the provisions of this act.
C.
Any social media company that violates this act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation.
Each individual violation shall be considered a separate violation.
SECTION 4.
It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
60-2-3709 BRC 3/12/2026 1:35:31 PM Req.
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Action History

  1. Placed on General Order

  2. Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)

  3. Title stricken

  4. Reported Do Pass as amended Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filed

  5. Second Reading referred to Technology and Telecommunications

  6. Authored by Senator Jech

  7. First Reading

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Not signed on (149)

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Who sponsors SB 931?
SB 931 is sponsored by Darcy Jech (Republican) and Chad Caldwell (Republican).
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