Committee approves bill to update child‑labor protections for online content creators

Representative Travis said House Bill 17‑23 updates child‑labor protections for the online era by imposing recordkeeping requirements, requiring parents or adults who feature compensated minors to set aside a portion of gross earnings in a trust for the minor, and authorizing minors (age 14 and older) to request deletion of content containing their likeness. "This is about child labor," the sponsor said, framing the bill as a modernization of statutes written before social media.

The bill also directs social platforms to develop risk‑based strategies to mitigate harms related to intentional sexualization of known minors and permits a minor to commence civil action for certain violations. The panel recorded 18 ayes and 0 nays and advanced the measure to Calendar and Rules.