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HB 4750

Illinois House•In House Committee

Summary

HB 4750, “SOCIAL MEDIA-MENTAL HEALTH”, was introduced in the House on Feb 2, 2026 by Rep. Justin Cochran (D). It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2026: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.

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HB 4750 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4750
Introduced , by Rep. Justin Cochran
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new
Creates the Mental Health Warning for Social Media Act. Provides that the operator of a social media platform shall ensure that a clear and conspicuous mental health warning label that complies with specified requirements: (1) appears each time a user accesses the social media platform; and (2) remains visible until the user takes specified actions. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop guidelines establishing requirements for the warning labels. Provides that the operator of a social media platform shall display a clear and conspicuous pop-up notification at least once every 30 minutes that a user has actively used the platform that informs the user of specified information. Provides that a violation of any of the provisions of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change.
LRB104 17909 SPS 31345 b
A BILL FOR
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    AN ACT concerning business.
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mental
Health Warning for Social Media Act.
    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Clear and conspicuous" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5 of Automatic Contract Renewal Act.
    "Social media platform" means a public or semi-public
Internet-based service or application that has users in this
State and that meets the following criteria:
        (1) a substantial function of the service or
    application is to connect users in order to allow users to
    interact socially with each other within the service or
    application; and
        (2) the service or application allows users to do the
    following:
            (A) construct a public or semi-public profile for
        purposes of signing into and using the service or
        application;
            (B) populate a list of other users with whom an
        individual shares a social connection within the
        system; and
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            (C) create or post content viewable by other
        users, including, but not limited to, on message
        boards, in chat rooms, or through a landing page or
        main feed that presents the user with content
        generated by other users.
    For the purpose of this definition, a service or
application that provides email or direct messaging services
shall not be considered a "social media platform" on the basis
of that function alone.
    "User" means a person that uses a social media platform
while located in this State.
    Section 10. Mental health warning label required.
    (a) The operator of a social media platform shall ensure
that a clear and conspicuous mental health warning label that
complies with the requirements of subsection (b):
        (1) appears each time a user accesses the social media
    platform; and
        (2) remains visible until the user:
            (A) exits the social media platform; or
            (B) acknowledges the potential for harm and
        chooses to proceed to the social media platform.
    (b) A mental health warning label required under
subsection (a) shall:
        (1) warn the user of potential negative mental health
    impacts of accessing the social media platform in a manner
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    consistent with the guidelines set forth under Section 15;
    and
        (2) provide the user access to resources to address
    the potential negative mental health impacts described in
    paragraph (1) and include the website and telephone number
    of a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis
    hotline system, including, but not limited to, the 9-8-8
    Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
    (c) The operator of a social media platform shall not:
        (1) provide the warning label exclusively in the
    social media platform's terms and conditions;
        (2) include extraneous information in the warning
    label that obscures the visibility or prominence of the
    warning label; or
        (3) allow a user to disable a warning label, except as
    provided under paragraph (2) of subsection (a).
    Section 15. Content of mental health warning label. The
Department of Public Health shall develop guidelines for the
warning labels required under Section 10. The guidelines shall
be based on current evidence regarding the negative mental
health impacts of social media platforms. The Department of
Public Health shall review and revise the guidelines as
appropriate.
    Section 20. Pop-up timer required.
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    (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the operator
of a social media platform shall display a clear and
conspicuous pop-up notification at least once every 30 minutes
that a user has actively used the platform. The notification
shall:
        (1) inform the user that the user has actively used
    the platform for the relevant consecutive period of time;
        (2) inform the user of the total time the user has
    actively used the platform that day; and
        (3) remain visible until the user acknowledges the
    notification.
    (b) The operator of a social media platform may allow a
user to:
        (1) deactivate the notification required under
    subsection (a); or
        (2) customize the period of time resulting in the
    notification required under subsection (a), provided that
    the maximum time period does not exceed 60 minutes.
    Section 25. Enforcement. A violation of any of the
provisions of this Act is an unlawful practice under the
Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All
remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney
General by that Act shall be available to the Attorney General
for the enforcement of this Act.
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    Section 30. Rulemaking. The Department of Public Health
may adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this
Act.
    Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows:
    (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new)
    Sec. 2MMMM. Violations of the Mental Health Warning for 
Social Media Act.
    (a) A person who violates the Mental Health Warning for 
Social Media Act commits an unlawful practice within the 
meaning of this Act.
    (b) The provisions of Section 10a do not apply to a 
violation of this Section.

Creates the Mental Health Warning for Social Media Act. Provides that the operator of a social media platform shall ensure that a clear and conspicuous mental health warning label that complies with specified requirements: (1) appears each time a user accesses the social media platform; and (2) remains visible until the user takes specified actions. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop guidelines establishing requirements for the warning labels. Provides that the operator of a social media platform shall display a clear and conspicuous pop-up notification at least once every 30 minutes that a user has actively used the platform that informs the user of specified information. Provides that a violation of any of the provisions of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change.

Sponsors

Rep. Justin Cochran (D) sponsors HB 4750 alone.

Justin Cochran

Rep. · D–55 · Sponsor

Committees

HB 4750 went before 2 committees: Rules and Judiciary - Civil.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Feb 6, 2026 · 5,290 Bills
Judiciary - Civil
Judiciary - Civil
Referred to · Feb 24, 2026

History

HB 4750 has taken 5 actions since Feb 2, 2026, the latest on Mar 27, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2026
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 24, 2026
House
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Feb 6, 2026
House
First Reading
Feb 6, 2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee
Feb 2, 2026
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran

Votes

HB 4750 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com