HB 227

As amended on 3/9/2026: - Requires covered social media platforms to have account applicants enter an age, and requires verifiable parental consent to create or maintain an account for a user under the age of 16. - Requires that within 14 days of the first trigger date, if the platform can conclude with 80 percent confidence the account holder is over 16 years old, the user does not need to be treated as a child user. Requires that within 14 days of the second trigger date, if the platform can conclude with 90 percent confidence the account holder is over 16 years old, the user does not need to be treated as a child user. Requires updating age estimation every 100 hours spent by the account holder on the platform. - Requires privacy by default. Requires notice to parents regarding tools to monitor the account. Prohibits certain addictive features, such as infinite scrolling, and from displaying profile-based paid commercial advertising. - The 2/18/2026 substitution deletes provisions applying measures to AI companion chatbots and clarifies provisions apply to minors under the age of 16. - The 3/9/2026 amendment removes the private right of action. Deletes provisions invalidating contracts with minors. Modifies definition of "profile-based feed."