Senate Bill 385
Use of social media platforms by minors, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 9, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates requirements related to social media companies' and social media platforms' treatment of account holders on the basis of age.
Under the bill, social media companies must ensure that all accounts created on or after January 1, 2019, are designated as a youth accounts that comply with the youth account requirements of the bill. A social media company may remove the youth account designation from an account if 1) the social media company estimates that the account holder is not a minor through employment of a process or program that provides a 95 percent accuracy rate of estimating age within 24 months of actual age; 2) the social media company verifies that the account holder is not a minor; or 3) a parent or guardian of a minor account holder requests for the youth account designation to be removed from the minor's account.
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Under the bill, a social media company shall do all of the following in regards to a youth account: 1) prevent direct messaging between the account holder and other account holders or users with whom the youth account holder is not connected;
2) refrain from showing information about the youth account to any person not connected to the youth account holder; 3) prevent advertising from being shown to the youth account holder; 4) refrain from collecting or using personal information from the youth account; 5) refrain from the use of targeted or suggested groups or content on the youth account; and 6) ensure that the youth account cannot be used between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The bill also provides to parents of minor account holders certain access, including full access to the account and all its posts and messages, the ability to change the time limits on the account, and to opt out the minor's account from the youth account designation.
A violation of the requirements of the bill may result in the social media platform being required to forfeit $100 per violation per day, an award of damages to an injured account holder, and an injunction preventing further violations.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 2, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 9, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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Aug 9, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 9, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Rozar, Schmidt, Stubbs, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers
- Aug 9, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- Jan 2, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate