Modifies provisions of child labor laws and provides additional employment requirements for children engaged in online content creation or vlogging
HB 706 updates Missouri's child labor laws to address children's involvement in compensated online content creation (vlogging). It directly affects children under 16 featured in vlogs meeting specific thresholds (e.g., 30% of content featuring the child with compensation ≥ $0.10 per view). Key provisions require vloggers to maintain detailed records of children's featured time, earnings, and set aside 50%+ of related revenue into a trust account for the child until age 18. Children can also request permanent deletion of their content from platforms upon reaching adulthood. The bill creates new accountability measures for vloggers while exempting standard child labor protections from applying to this activity.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2024
Last action Apr 2, 2025
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Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
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Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred: Commerce(H)
lower
Dec 30, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Eric Woods
DDemocratic
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