HB 2173
AN ACT relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Requires social media platforms operating in Texas to display a warning label on their landing page each time a user opens the platform, highlighting the potential mental health risks associated with social media usage for minors. The warning label, to be designed by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, will aim to inform users about the significant mental health issues that can result from excessive social media use by young people. Platforms must implement this warning by March 1, 2026, with the goal of raising awareness about the potential psychological impacts of social media on minors.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER Z. WARNING LABEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS REGARDING Sec. 161.801. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "social media platform" and "user" have the meanings assigned by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code. Sec. 161.802. REQUIRED WARNING LABEL REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. (a) A social media platform operating in this state shall display on the platform's landing page each time a user opens the platform a warning label concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues. (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the form and content of the warning label required by Subsection SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section 161.802, Health and Safety (b) A social media platform, as that term is defined by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code, is not required to comply with Section 161.802, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, before March 1, 2026. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning
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