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House passes bill requiring warning labels on social media platforms for minors
Summary
The Texas House approved HB 499, directing the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules for a warning label about social media’s mental health risks for minors, with an amendment excluding interactive gaming and self-help platforms.
The Texas House on Tuesday passed HB 499, a bill that requires social media platforms to display a warning about the potential mental-health harms for minors and to include the state’s 988 crisis hotline on the label.
Why it matters: Supporters said the measure aims to give teens and parents clearer information about the risks of social media use and to reduce youth mental-health harms. Opponents pushed back on delegating content decisions to an agency and on the mechanics of rulemaking.
The bill, filed by Rep. Gonzales of El…
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