SB 1295 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING BROADBAND INTERNET, GAMING, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE SERVICES AND CONSUMER CONTRACTS.

SB 1295, now Public Act 25-113, establishes new regulations for consumer contracts related to broadband internet, gaming, social media, and online services. It directly affects consumers who use these services and the companies that provide them by requiring clearer terms and protections in their agreements. The bill focuses on standardizing and improving transparency in how businesses handle consumer contracts within these digital sectors. (Note: The provided context does not include specific provisions or mechanisms of the bill beyond its title and status as law; this summary reflects only the information available.)

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2025

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Raised Bill → GL Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to strengthen protections for minors on social media platforms by expanding definitions of harmful content, adding new requirements for online safety centers, and modifying how platforms must handle data processing for minors. The changes reflect a more comprehensive approach to addressing mental health risks and online safety concerns for young users.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from general social media platform regulation to include specific mental health protections and expanded definitions of what constitutes harm to minors, including anxiety, depression, and compulsive use patterns.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for social media platform owners to incorporate online safety centers that provide mental health resources, reporting mechanisms, and educational information about social media's impact on mental health.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of 'heightened risk of harm to minors' to include anxiety and depressive disorders related to compulsive online use, physical violence, harassment, and various substance abuse issues.

Added new definition for 'Controller' to align with privacy statute terminology.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the standard for determining when platforms know they are serving minors from requiring 'actual knowledge' to including 'knowledge fairly implied based on objective circumstances'.

TIMELINE

Maintained January 1, 2026 deadline for implementing online safety centers and cyberbullying policies.

ENFORCEMENT

Added rebuttable presumption that controllers used reasonable care if they comply with data protection assessment requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

33–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

Jun 3, 2025

D Democratic25

23 Yea 2

92% Yea

R Republican11

10 Yea 1 Nay

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 24, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

upper

Jun 4, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (127-15-9)

house

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

upper

0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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