Lawmakers back away from a youth social media ban

Bills on township government, hemp and utility costs also pass General Assembly.

By: Casey Smith, Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Tom Davies, Niki Kelly

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 880

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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With key legislative deadlines for the first half of session looming, the Indiana House and Senate passed numerous bills Wednesday — and eliminated a controversial social media provision.

Language that would have barred young children from social media and required parental consent for Hoosier teens was removed from Senate Bill 199, an omnibus K-12 education measure.

Senators unanimously agreed, without debate, to amend it out.

As previously drafted, the bill would have

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