Louisiana Updates Online Platform Duty of Care and Privacy Settings for Minor Accounts

Original title: CONTRACTS: Provides relative to the duty of care for online platforms that contract with minors

Last action · May 29, 2026: Effective date: 01/01/2027.Sponsors: Laurie Schlegel and 56 others

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana HB 427 updates definitions and default privacy settings for online platforms that contract with minors under sixteen, requiring platforms to establish strict default privacy controls and parental notification tools effective January 1, 2027.

Why it matters

Online platforms and video game services must reconfigure account defaults and parental controls for minors in the state, altering how accounts interact and share data.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

Minors

Account holders under the age of sixteen will have their online accounts automatically set to private mode with restricted visibility and connection controls.

Directly affected

Owners and operators of covered platforms

Platforms must implement default privacy settings, parental supervision tools, and notification systems for minor accounts.

Directly affected

Legal representatives of minors

Parents or legal guardians gain the ability to manage connections, view contact lists, and receive notifications regarding minor account activity and exposure to explicit material.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What default privacy settings must online platforms apply to minor accounts?

Platforms must restrict the visibility of minor accounts to connected accounts only (private mode) and prohibit adults from connecting to minors without express consent from a legal representative.

When does this law become effective?

The provisions of this Act become effective on January 1, 2027.

What platforms are covered under these requirements?

s include any public website, online service, online application, or mobile application that predominantly provides a community forum for user-generated content, as well as qualifying online video games.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

22 actions

May 29, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 552.
May 29, 2026House
Effective date: 01/01/2027.
May 26, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 25, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 25, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 20, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

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May 19, 2026House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
May 13, 2026House
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 12, 2026SenateFloor
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 4, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Apr 29, 2026SenateFloor
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Apr 28, 2026Senate
Reported with amendments.
Mar 18, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Mar 17, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Mar 17, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Mar 16, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
Mar 11, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported favorably (8-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 25, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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