HB 170 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Social media content; trust required for certain minors who are performers or featured in social media content, calculation of compensation and designation of trustee for trust provided for, procedure for adult to request removal of social media content featuring themselves as a minor required for social media companies, cause of action created against certain individuals who fail to comply with trust and social media content requirements

HB 170 requires content creators to establish a trust for minors under 19 featured in social media content when specific compensation thresholds are met. It mandates that content creators calculate and transfer a portion of earnings from the minor's featured content into the trust, with funds becoming accessible to the minor upon turning 19. The bill creates legal causes of action against non-compliant content creators, trustees, or parents/guardians, and requires social media companies to enable minors to request removal of their childhood content. It exempts minors with employment contracts with content creators and prohibits parents/guardians from accessing trust funds before age 19.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Children and Senior Advocacy)
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Ben Robbins
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