Connecticut SB 344: AN ACT PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE SELECTION OF A JURY PANEL.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 344
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2005

Referred to Committee on CHILDREN

Introduced by:
(KID)

AN ACT PROTECTING CHILDREN'S SAFETY BY REQUIRING
AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN FOR THE
USE OF A CHILD'S LIKENESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Affirmative consent" means a written agreement under which a 2
parent or guardian of a child allows for the photographing or video 3
recording of such child for the purpose of using such child's name, 4
image or likeness in the promotion of any organization, product, service 5
or event; 6
(2) "Agreement" means a contract between the parent or guardian of 7
a child and another person; 8
(3) "Person" means an individual, a business, corporation, limited 9
liability company, union, association, firm, partnership, committee, club 10
or other organization or group of persons; and 11
(4) "Social media" means an electronic medium where users may 12

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create and view user-generated content, such as uploaded or 13
downloaded videos or still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts or 14
instant messages. 15
(b) No person shall use a child's name, image or likeness for purposes 16
of marketing or advertising on social media or otherwise unless the 17
parent or guardian of such child provides affirmative consent. 18
(c) No person shall deny or limit a child from participating in an 19
organization or event or from using a product or service if the parent or 20
guardian of such child does not provide affirmative consent. 21
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: 22
(1) "Affirmative consent" means a written agreement under which a 23
parent or guardian of a child allows for the photographing or video 24
recording of such child for the purpose of using such child's name, 25
image or likeness in the promotion of any organization, product, service 26
or event; 27
(2) "Agreement" means a contract between the parent or guardian of 28
a child and a local or regional board of education, interdistrict magnet 29
school operator, governing council of a charter school or supervisory 30
agent of a nonpublic school; and 31
(3) "Social media" means an electronic medium where users may 32
create and view user-generated content, such as uploaded or 33
downloaded videos or still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts or 34
instant messages. 35
(b) No local or regional board of education, interdistrict magnet 36
school operator, governing council of a charter school or supervisory 37
agent of a nonpublic school shall use a child's name, image or likeness 38
for purposes of marketing or advertising on social media or otherwise 39
unless the parent or guardian of such child provides affirmative 40
consent. 41
(c) No local or regional board of education, interdistrict magnet 42

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school operator, governing council of a charter school or supervisory 43
agent of a nonpublic school shall deny or limit a child from any school 44
activities, services or events because the parent or guardian of such child 45
does not provide affirmative consent. 46
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2026 New section

KID Joint Favorable