HB 2391 would create a new Arizona law requiring certain vloggers to compensate minor children who are featured in monetized video content. The bill applies when at least 30% of a vlogger’s compensated video content produced in a 30-day period includes the name, likeness, or photograph of the vlogger’s minor child and the content meets a monetization threshold. In those cases, the vlogger must place a portion of the earnings into a trust for the child’s benefit until the child reaches the age of majority.
The bill also requires vloggers to keep records documenting the minor child’s identity and age, the number of monetized vlogs featuring the child, and the amount of compensated video time. It further gives the child, once an adult, the right to request permanent deletion of qualifying video segments from the internet platforms or networks that paid for the content, and requires those platforms to take reasonable steps to delete the material. Contracts involving monetized use of a minor child’s content would also need to notify the platform of that future deletion right.
Impact
HB 2391 would add section 23-330 to Title 23, Arizona Revised Statutes, creating a new wage-and-trust-account framework for minors featured in monetized vlogs. It would impose new compensation, recordkeeping, and contract-notice obligations on vloggers and potentially on internet platforms or networks that pay for the content. The bill would also create a post-majority deletion right for the child and a corresponding duty for platforms to make reasonable efforts to remove the content.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and the absence of committee transcripts or recorded votes, the available context shows no formal legislative debate or vote history to gauge broad support or opposition. The bill’s introduction by multiple Democratic representatives suggests it was backed by sponsors concerned with child labor, privacy, and monetized family content. Overall, the measure appears framed as a child-protection bill aimed at ensuring minors benefit financially from online content featuring them.
Contention
The main points of contention are likely to be the scope and enforceability of the compensation requirement, especially the 30% content threshold and the earnings formula tied to views and platform monetization. Another likely issue is the deletion provision, which would require internet platforms to remove content years later at the request of the now-adult child, raising questions about feasibility, platform obligations, and conflicts with content preservation or free-expression interests. The bill may also prompt debate over how broadly the term “vlogger” reaches, including family channels and business entities that use a family identity for content creation.