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Content Creation with Minors, the Subject of a Bill To Be Heard Wednesday

By Anne Boswell



You've been scrolling and have seen it before. Someone has a cute kiddo who happens to go viral doing something cute or funny on a social media platform like Facebook, Instagram or TikTok.


Now, a bill brought by both Republican and Democrat lawmakers would protect minors in these situations.

House Bill 26-1058 states the following:


The bill creates new requirements and civil remedies beginning June 1, 2027, related to minors who are featured in compensated content on online hosting platforms (online content).


A minor is considered to be engaged in content creation work if, over a 12-month period, the following 3 criteria are met:


  • At least 30% of a content creator's online content produced within a 30-day period includes the minor's likeness, name, or photograph;

  • The number of views of the online content meets the online hosting platform's compensation threshold or the content creator receives $0.10 or more per view; and

  • The content creator receives at least $15,000 in actual compensation from the online content.


Content creators whose online content features a minor engaged in content creation work must maintain specific records, including:


  • Proof of the minor's age;

  • The total compensation generated; and

  • The total number of minutes the minor was featured in posts featuring online content.


Anyone creating content with minors that earns money would be required to put money from those earnings into a trust account for the minor until they reach the the age of majority or they are emancipated.


Any adult who was in a video at the time they were a minor after the bill becomes law and its effective date can tell the creator they must delete it. The creator will have to do so within 72 hours. After 30 days the online hosting platform where the content appeared will be required to review it and take steps to take it down.


There are civil actions that can be filed on behalf of a minor for damages.


The bill is being heard today, Wednesday, January 28th in the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. You can listen in here if you like


The bill's sponsors are:

Representative Scott Slaugh

Representative Meghan Lukens

Senator Matt Ball

See more on the bill to include links to contact the bill's sponsors.

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