OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Michelle McCane, D-Tulsa, unanimously passed HB 1016 out of the House Civil Judiciary Committee. The measure provides protections for minors appearing in monetized online content. This is the first measure of its kind in Oklahoma.

“Online content creation is a rapidly growing industry, and it is important we start putting policies in place now,” said McCane. “This measure gives minors the ability to receive compensation for content they appear in and the ability to request that content be removed. Minors are unable to give consent, so this would restore some power back to them and provide recourse for those who may be exploited.”

The measure establishes that minors appearing in at least 30% of a content creator’s monetized content within a 30 day period, or in content that has generated over $10,000, the adult creating the content must maintain records of the minor’s involvement and earnings until they are 21 years of age.

The bill does not regulate minors, but regulates adults featuring minors in their monetized online content by ensuring they set aside earnings for the minor to access at the age of 18 or at emancipation. 

It also allots that minors at least 13 years old can request content featuring themselves to be removed, and the content creator has seven days to do so.

The bill now moves to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight.

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