Healthier Social Media Use by Youth
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2024 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning measures to encourage healthier social media use by youth, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
The act requires the department of education (department) to create and maintain a resource bank of evidence-based, research-based, scholarly articles and promising program materials and curricula pertaining to the mental and physical health impacts of social media use by youth, internet safety, and cybersecurity. The resource bank will be used in elementary and secondary schools in the state. The department is required to convene a temporary stakeholder group of no more than 15 persons to assist in the creation of the resource bank. The resource materials must be made available free of charge no later than July 1, 2025, to local education providers, professional educators, parents or guardians of youth, students, and community providers.
The act strongly encourages the department to expand local student wellness programs to include programs that address the impacts of problematic technology use on the mental and physical well-being of Colorado youth.
On or after January 1, 2026, the act requires a social media platform, as defined by the act, to establish a function that provides a user who is under the age of 18 with information about social media that helps the user understand the impact of social media use on the developing brain and the mental and physical health of youth or displays a notification every 30 minutes when the user:
- Has spent one hour on social media platforms in a 24-hour period; or
- Is on a social media platform between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The chief information officer in the Colorado office of information technology, in consultation with the director of the center for health and environmental data division of the Colorado department of public health and environment and the temporary stakeholder group shall establish standards for the function.
The act appropriates $13,974 from the general fund to the department of education for use by the student learning division to implement the bill.
APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 24-1136 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 24-1136 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 24-1136, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 24-1136, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/19/2024 | Senate Amendments | REPASS |
51
AYE
9
NO
5
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/19/2024 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
58
AYE
2
NO
5
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/11/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
54
AYE
7
NO
4
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/18/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
28
AYE
7
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2024 | L.010 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 03/08/2024 | L.008 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 03/08/2024 | J.001 | HOU Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 02/22/2024 | L.003 | HOU Education | Passed [*] | |
| 02/22/2024 | L.002 | HOU Education | Passed [*] | |
| 02/22/2024 | L.001 | HOU Education | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/06/2024 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/28/2024 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/28/2024 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/28/2024 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/19/2024 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 04/18/2024 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/17/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 04/16/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2024 - No Amendments |
| 04/12/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/25/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 03/12/2024 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education |
| 03/11/2024 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/08/2024 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 03/08/2024 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/22/2024 | House | House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 01/29/2024 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Education |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2024 | 460 | Healthier Social Media Use by Youth |