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VT H0823
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Angela Arsenault
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AI Summary
- Social media platforms must display mental health warning labels each time users access the platform, warning of potential negative mental health impacts and providing resources including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Warning labels must remain visible until users exit the platform or explicitly acknowledge the potential for harm; platforms cannot bury warnings in terms and conditions or allow users to permanently disable them
- Platforms must display pop-up notifications at least every 30 minutes of active use, informing users of their consecutive session time and total daily usage (users may customize this interval up to a maximum of 60 minutes)
- Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, must develop evidence-based guidelines for warning labels by April 1, 2027; violations constitute unfair and deceptive acts in commerce
- Main provisions take effect July 1, 2027, with the guideline development requirement taking effect July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
An act relating to social media warning labels
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
1/29/2026
Committee Referrals
Commerce and Economic Development1/29/2026
Full Bill Text
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