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Senate approves social-media regulation bill after debate over youth mental-health data
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Senators approved a first-substitute version of Senate Bill 152 after sponsors cited new CDC survey data linking social media use to increased sadness and suicidal ideation among high-school students; supporters called it bipartisan prevention, while some members pressed for attention to male students’ outcomes.
Senators on Wednesday approved a first-substitute version of Senate Bill 152, a measure aimed at regulating certain social-media practices the sponsor said contribute to worsening youth mental health. The chamber passed the bill on a roll-call vote, 23 yeas to 4 nays, with two senators absent.
Sponsor Senator McCall told colleagues the bill is intended as a prevention measure after he said recent federal data show increases in mental-health problems among high-school students. "This was a survey done with 17,232 students in grades 9 through 12 in all 50 states," McCall said during floor remarks, reading highlights he said were in a…
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