Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1136
Session 2024A
Healthier Social Media Use by Youth
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 18, 2024
Sponsors
Republican
Rose Pugliese
Democrat
Judy Amabile
Democrat
Lisa Cutter
Republican
Jim Smallwood
First Action
Jan 29, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 19, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1136
State
Colorado
Session
2024A
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Summary
The bill 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 children and teens (youth). The resource bank will be used in elementary and secondary schools in the state. The department is required to convene a stakeholder group to assist in the creation of the resource bank. The bill requires 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 bill requires a social media platform to display a pop-up warning notification to a user who is under the age of 18 when the user: Has spent one hour on social media platforms in a 24-hour period; and or Is on a social media platform between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.warning notification must state that include data shows that youth who spend more than 3 hours per day on social media double the risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes, including anxiety and depression symptoms on the public health impacts of social media use on the mental and physical health of youth users, from peer-reviewed scholarly articles included in the mental health and technology resource bank . The warning must include links to resources on the platform for setting screen time limits and links to the health-effect data. The bill appropriates $13,974 from the general fund to the department of education for use by the student learning division to implement the bill. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Actions (12)
04/19/2024
House
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
Sources
Record Created
Jan 30, 2024 12:53:15 AM
Record Updated
Apr 20, 2024 7:09:10 PM