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WA HB1820

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kristine Reeves

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires "vloggers" (individuals or families creating compensated video content) to set aside a portion of gross earnings in a trust for minor children whose likeness, name, or photograph appears in at least 30% of their content within a 30-day period

  • Trust distributions are proportional to the percentage of content featuring each child; when multiple children appear in a segment, earnings are divided equally among them regardless of individual screen time

  • Applies when videos meet a platform's compensation threshold or the vlogger receives at least $0.10 per view

  • Grants individuals the right upon turning 18 to request permanent deletion of any video content featuring them as minors from internet platforms that compensated their parents

  • Requires contracts between vloggers and internet platforms to include notification of the minor child's future deletion rights when content will include more than minimal use of the child

Legislative Description

Protecting the interests of minor children featured on for-profit family vlogs.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Civil Rights & Judiciary2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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