Michigan Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

SB 757 (2025-2026) — Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds platforms, operators

Ages: minors (under 18)

Requires: Prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive, algorithmic personalized feeds and certain notifications to known minors absent parental consent; AG enforcement with civil fines.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

SB 758 (2025-2026) — Kids Over Clicks (minor data protection)

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds platforms, operators

Ages: minors (under 18)

Requires: Imposes data-minimization / minor-data deletion and default safety settings duties on platforms for minor users.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

SB 759 (2025-2026) — Kids Over Clicks (minor data/privacy)

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds platforms, operators

Ages: minors (under 18)

Requires: Stricter data privacy and safety settings for minors on digital platforms; parental controls over a minor's account.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

SB 760 (2025-2026) — Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds platforms, operators, developers

Ages: minors (under 18)

Requires: Restricts minors' access to AI chatbots capable of encouraging self-harm, illegal activity, or sexually explicit interaction; design/safety duties on companion-AI products aimed at minors.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

HB 4388 (2025-2026) — Social Media Regulation / Protection Act (minors)

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds platforms, operators

Ages: minors (under 18)

Requires: Platforms with >=5M users must verify age of MI account holders; minors need parental consent to create an account; parental access to posts/DMs; nighttime curfew (10:30pm-6:30am); no targeted ads or friend/content recommendations to minors. AG enforcement, civil fines up to $2,500/offense.

Litigation: None enacted. CCIA/Reason testified in opposition citing First Amendment concerns; comparable laws elsewhere enjoined, but this bill is not law and is not enjoined.

SB 190 (2025-2026) — Social Media Children Protection Act

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds platforms, operators

Ages: under 16

Requires: Age verification for social media account holders; parental consent for users under 16 to create an account; parental supervision (time restrictions, privacy settings, access to posts/messages); civil sanctions.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

HB 4429 (2025-2026) — Digital Age Assurance Act

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Age assurance · binds app stores, operators, developers, platforms

Ages: minors (under 18); age ranges including under 13 / 13-15 / 16-17

Requires: Device/operating-system level age assurance: device manufacturers determine and share a user's age range with covered online services/apps requiring age verification, so child protections can be applied. General-audience, not pornography-specific.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

SB 284 (2025-2026) — Digital Age Assurance Act

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Age assurance · binds app stores, operators, developers, platforms

Ages: minors (under 18); age ranges including under 13 / 13-15 / 16-17

Requires: Device/operating-system level age assurance: manufacturers (e.g., OS providers) verify a user's age and communicate an age range to apps/websites requiring age verification, enabling child protections. General-audience.

Litigation: None — bill is not yet enacted, so it cannot be and is not enjoined.

Michigan Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (MI Kids Code) · HB 5357

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Design code · binds operators

Ages: Known minors under 18

Requires: Would require covered online businesses that have actual knowledge a user is a minor to default to the highest privacy settings, minimize data collection to what is necessary for the service, and complete a data protection impact assessment. It bans targeted advertising to known minors, prohibits selling minors' personal data, restricts profiling and processing of precise geolocation by default, and forbids dark patterns that override a minor's autonomy.

Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act — minors' provisions · SB 359

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Privacy law (minors) · binds operators

Ages: Targeted-ad ban for minors under 18; known children under 13 handled per COPPA

Requires: Imposes a flat prohibition on processing the personal data of a minor (consumer under 18) for targeted advertising. Personal data of a 'known child' (under 13) must be processed in accordance with COPPA (15 USC 6501-6506), and a controller that obtained COPPA-compliant verifiable parental consent satisfies the Act's parental-consent obligation; a parent or guardian may exercise the consumer rights on a known child's behalf.