Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act)
Sponsor: Nick Allen (District 8)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting video content featuring minor children; and applying certain requirements relating to the labor of minors to children compensated by vloggers.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Murphy, JD | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| FAV | Orbe, Jr., Carlos | Maryland Latinos Unidos | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Allen, Delegate Allenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hicks, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Stokes, Meganlobbyist | CCIA | Oral |
| UNF | durkin, margaretlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |