Bill Text: TX HB499 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [HB499 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB499-Introduced.html
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| By: González of El Paso | H.B. No. 499 | |
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| 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 | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN MINORS | ||
| 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 social media platform shall ensure the user is | ||
| unable to operate the platform until the user verifies the user | ||
| understands the warning. | ||
| (c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules regarding | ||
| the form and content of the warning label required by Subsection | ||
| (a). | ||
| 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 | ||
| Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| (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 April 1, 2026. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
