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HB 1058COLORADOSession 2026AState BillSigned into law

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Colorado requires online content creators to set aside trust funds for minors and mandates content deletion upon request

Original title: Protections for Minors Featured in Digital Content

Last action · May 4, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Meghan Lukens and 31 others

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What This Bill Does

Beginning June 1, 2027, Colorado requires content creators who feature minors in monetized online content meeting specific volume and earnings thresholds to maintain records, place a portion of gross earnings into a trust account for the minor, and comply with deletion requests within 72 hours. The measure also prohibits producing or distributing online content of a minor with the intent to sexually gratify viewers and establishes civil remedies for non-compliance.

Why it matters

Child digital content creators gain legally protected trust accounts and the right to demand the removal of their likeness from online posts, while creators and online hosting platforms face new recordkeeping mandates, mandatory trust contributions, content removal deadlines, and potential civil lawsuits.

Background

House Bill 1058 was introduced during the 2026 legislative session and signed into law by the Governor on May 4, 2026. context
State-level regulations addressing the earnings and privacy rights of child social media influencers have gained legislative momentum across multiple states. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

minors featured in compensated online content

Minors have a portion of their earnings placed into a trust account, gain the right to request deletion of their content, and receive protections regarding content monetization.

Directly affected

content creators

Content creators must maintain detailed records of a minor's age, compensation, and appearance time, set aside trust funds, and comply with content deletion requests within 72 hours.

Directly affected

online hosting platforms

Online hosting platforms must review and take reasonable steps to remove content if creators fail to comply with deletion requests and implement risk-based strategies for monetization risks.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What qualifies a minor as being engaged in content creation work under this law?

A minor meets the criteria over a 12-month period if at least 30% of content in a 30-day period features the minor, views meet platform thresholds or pay at least $0.10 per view, and the creator receives at least $40,000 in actual compensation.

What happens to the money earned by a minor in content creation?

The content creator must set aside a portion of the gross earnings into a trust account for the minor, which is held until the minor reaches the or is emancipated.

How quickly must a content creator respond to a request to delete a minor's likeness from a post?

The content creator must comply with the request to delete the post or remove uniquely identifiable information within 72 hours.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

16 actions

May 4, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
Apr 23, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Sent to the Governor
Apr 22, 2026HouseFloor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Apr 22, 2026SenateFloor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Apr 2, 2026House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Apr 1, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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Mar 31, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Mar 30, 2026Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/31/2026 - No Amendments
Mar 25, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Mar 6, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Mar 2, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Feb 27, 2026House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Feb 26, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Feb 2, 2026House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Jan 28, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

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