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Committee advances bill creating trust protections for minors who generate online revenue
Summary
SB 14-69 would require placement of a proportional share of earnings in a trust when minors appear in monetized online content meeting specific thresholds, and sets age-based rules for minors' earnings; committee accepted amendments and moved the bill to calendar.
Senator Wally told the Judiciary Committee SB 14-69 updates Tennessee’s child-labor protections for the digital economy by creating trust requirements and thresholds for compensated online appearances.
"When a child's likeness is being used as part of commercial enterprise, we have the responsibility to ensure that that child is protected," the sponsor said, outlining thresholds — including appearance in at least 30% of compensated content and creators earning at least $15,000 annually — and specifying that minors aged 14–17 who create their own content may keep 100% of earnings while certain funds for younger minors would be placed in a trust meeting the Tennessee Uniform Transfers to Minors Act requirements. Members asked who would manage the trust and whether establishing trusts imposes socioeconomic barriers; the sponsor said the custodian fiduciary and trust mechanics would comply with state law and pledged to supply drafting details.
After discussion the committee adopted amendments and moved the bill to calendar.
