MD HB21 | 2026 | Regular Session

Maryland House Bill 21

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1453

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-19 - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting video content featuring minor children; and applying certain requirements relating to the labor of minors to children compensated by vloggers.

Title

Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act)

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-19	House	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2025-09-24	House	Pre-filed

Same As/Similar To

HB1453 (Carry Over) 2025-03-03 - Hearing canceled

Subjects

Business Regulation
Contracts
Estates and Trusts
Minors
Notices
Salaries and Compensation
Social Media
Video
Work, Labor, and Employment

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business Regulation	19	1001	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	19	1002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	19	1003	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	19	1004	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Labor and Employment	3	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text