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State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Missouri

Missouri Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

2 laws & bills tracked · overall: Pending · current as of June 28, 2026

Missouri has 2 tracked children's privacy laws and bills — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Missouri in the tracker map.

HB 2392 — Missouri Social Media Safety for Minors Act (Rep. Marty Joe Murray)

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

Ages: under 14 prohibited; 14-15 with verified parental consent

Requires: Bars minors under 14 from creating/maintaining a social media account; requires verified parental consent for 14-15 year-olds; mandates a secure age-verification process for all Missouri users before account creation; requires platforms to limit direct messaging between minors and unverified adults; prohibits addictive/manipulative design features targeting minors and targeted advertising to minors.

Litigation: None. The bill never became law, so there is no litigation challenging it.

Primary source

HCS HBs 1887, 2361, 1913, 2862 & 2321 — Megan Meier Act (Rep. Hausman); Social Media Use by Minors, Sec. 407.3475 (incorporates Rep. Mayhew's HB 3393)

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

Ages: under 16 prohibited; 16-17 with verified parental consent

Requires: Sec. 407.3475: prohibits minors under 16 from creating/maintaining a social media account; allows 16+ only with verified parental/guardian consent; requires a secure age-verification process for all Missouri users before account creation and immediate termination of any under-16 account; gives parents rights to review activity, request deletion (within 10 business days), and limit messaging; prohibits addictive/manipulative design features targeting minors, adult-to-minor direct messaging from unverified contacts, and targeted advertising to under-16 minors based on personal data/behavioral profiling.

Litigation: None. The bill never became law, so there is no litigation challenging it.

Primary source

Also on the books (out of scope): Missouri AG Age-Verification Rule, 15 CSR 60-18.010 et seq. — ADULT-CONTENT age-verification regulation under the MMPA (RSMo 407.020); adult sites must verify users are 18+; in force since Nov. 30, 2025.; HB 1839 / HCS HBs 1839, 2921 & 3015 (2026) — 'Age Verification on Adult Websites'; codifies the AG's 15 CSR 60-18 age-gate; TAFP 2026-05-13, delivered to Gov. Kehoe 2026-05-28.; HB 3393 — Social Media Use by Minors (Rep. Don Mayhew) is NOT separately dropped — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.

Federal · COPPAapplies here too

Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.

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Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.