Child Actor Regulations

New definitions were added for 'administrative cost,' 'income from social media,' 'minor content earnings,' 'represented minor,' and 'unrepresented minor' to clarify how social media earnings are treated.

The threshold for a minor to be considered 'qualifying' changed from requiring $15,000 in creator earnings to requiring $150,000 in earnings, and the definition now explicitly distinguishes between represented and unrepresented minors.

A specific mathematical formula was added to Section 34-23-503 to calculate exactly how much money must be transferred to a qualifying minor's trust based on their share of paid minutes.

A new clause was added stating that the bill's provisions supersede any contract clauses regarding venue, arbitration, or mediation for qualifying minors.

New provisions grant minors the right to request the deletion of social media content featuring them and allow courts to award reasonable attorney fees to successful plaintiffs.

The effective date of the bill was changed from May 7, 2025, to February 13, 2025.

Added new definition for 'market value compensated minor' to clarify circumstances where a minor whose parent is also a content creator is still entitled to compensation sharing

Added new definition for 'qualified minor' to establish clearer criteria for when trust requirements apply

Removed definitions for 'represented minor' and 'unrepresented minor' which were replaced by the new terminology

Changed the income threshold from 'previous 12-month period' to 'calendar year' for determining which minors qualify for trust requirements

Modified criteria for minors whose parents are content creators to clarify when they are exempt from or subject to compensation requirements

Adjusted the content share threshold calculation from monthly to average monthly basis for certain minor categories