vloggers; minors; compensation; trust accounts

HB2391 - 572R - I Ver

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vloggers; minors; compensation; trust accounts

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2391

Introduced by

Representatives
Gutierrez: Abeytia, Austin, Connolly, Contreras P, Crews, De Los Santos,
Garcia, Liguori, Mathis, Simacek, Travers, Villegas

AN
ACT

amending
title 23, chapter 2, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-330;
relating to wages for minors.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 2, article 6,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-330, to read:

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23-330.

Vlogger; minor child; trust account; internet content;
definitions

A. A
vlogger shall compensate a minor child if at least thirty percent of the
vlogger's compensated video content that was produced within a thirty-day
period and that includes the name, likeness or photograph of the vlogger's
minor child meets either of the following conditions:

1. The
number of views received per video segment through an internet platform or
network met the platform's or network's threshold for generation of
compensation.

2. The
vlogger received actual compensation for video content that was equal to or
greater than $.10 per view.

B. A
vlogger that meets the criteria in subsection A of this section must set aside
gross earnings on the video content for the use of the minor CHILD'S name,
likeness, photograph or the subject of an oral narrative in a trust to be
preserved for the benefit of the minor child on reaching the age of majority,
as follows:

1. if
only one minor child meets the content threshold described in subsection A of
this section, The minor child shall be compensated in the amount of fifteen
percent of the content percentage.

2. if
more than one minor child meets the content threshold described in subsection A
of this section, the content percentage of all of the minor children is
aggregated and ten percent of the content percentage is distributed equally
AMONG each minor child regardless of any difference in the content percentage
for each minor child.

C. A
vlogger shall retain documentary proof of all of the following:

1. The
name and the age of each minor child and any other vlogger that was featured in
the video content.

2. The
total number of vlogs that featured a minor child that generated compensation
during a calendar year.

3. The
total number of minutes of video for which the vlogger received compensation
during a reporting period.

d. When
the minor child reaches the age of majority, the individual may request the
permanent deletion of any video segment that includes the name, likeness,
photograph or the subject of an oral narrative of the individual from any
internet platform or network that provided compensation to the individual's
parent in exchange for the video content.

e. An internet platform or network
must take all reasonable steps to permanently delete the video content for
which a request has been made.

f. On the effective date of this
section, any contract with a parent or guardian of a minor child and an
internet platform or network for the exchange or use of video content that
would reasonably be anticipated to include greater than a de minimis use of a
vlogger's minor child must include notification to the internet platform or
network of the minor child's future right to request deletion, as provided in
this section.

g. For
the purposes of this section:

1. "content
percentage" means the percentage of time the name, likeness or photograph
of the vlogger's minor child visually appears or is the subject of an oral
narrative in a video segment, which is compared to the total length of the
segment.

2. "Guardian":

(
a
) means a natural person who is appointed or qualified by a
court as a guardian of the minor.

(
b
) Includes a limited guardian.

(
c
) Does not include a guardian ad litem.

3. "Individual"
means a natural person, living or dead.

4. "Likeness"
MEANS an image, painting, sketching, model, diagram or other clear
representation, other than a photograph, of an individual's face, body or parts
of an individual's face or body or the DISTINCTIVE appearance, gestures or
mannerisms of an individual.

5. "Minor
child" means a person who is under eighteen years of age and whose
principal place of residence is in this state.

6. "Name"
means the actual or assumed name or nickname of a living or deceased individual
that is intended to identify that individual.

7. "vlogger":

(
a
) means an adult, including a family member, who creates
video content that is performed in this state and that produces compensation.

(
b
) includes any proprietorship, partnership, company or
other corporate entity that assumes the name or identity of a particular
individual or family for the purposes of that content creation.
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