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  89R3504 MPF-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 2173       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning   the association between a minor's social media usage and   significant mental health issues.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER Z. WARNING LABEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS REGARDING   MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN MINORS           Sec.   161.801.     DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "social   media platform" and "user" have the meanings assigned by Section   120.001, Business & Commerce Code.           Sec.   161.802.     REQUIRED WARNING LABEL REGARDING MENTAL   HEALTH ISSUES. (a) A social media platform operating in this state   shall display on the platform's landing page each time a user opens   the platform a warning label concerning the association between a   minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues.           (b)     The executive commissioner shall adopt rules regarding   the form and content of the warning label required by Subsection   (a).          SECTION 2.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the executive   commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall   adopt the rules required by Section 161.802, Health and Safety   Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  A social media platform, as that term is defined by   Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code, is not required to   comply with Section 161.802, Health and Safety Code, as added by   this Act, before March 1, 2026.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.