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HB5561 • 2026
PUBLIC SAFETY-SOCIAL MEDIA
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PUBLIC SAFETY-SOCIAL MEDIA
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
PUBLIC SAFETY-SOCIAL MEDIA
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Full Text of HB5561 Home Legislation Full Text HB5561 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB5561 Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Youth Public Safety and Social Media Accountability Act. Provides that no person shall coordinate or promote an unlawful large youth gathering, including through the use of a social media platform. Provides that a person who violates the provision commits a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that an operator of a social media platform shall take reasonable measures to restrict content that coordinates or promotes an unlawful large youth gathering. Provides that an operator of a social media platform shall maintain at least $5,000,000 in liability insurance filed with the Department of Insurance to cover harms arising from a violation of the provision. Provides that a person injured in connection with an unlawful large youth gathering may bring a civil action against a social media platform. LRB104 16530 SPS 29926 b A BILL FOR HB5561 LRB104 16530 SPS 29926 b 1 AN ACT concerning business. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth 5 Public Safety and Social Media Accountability Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 7 "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age. 8 "Social media platform" means a public or semi-public 9 Internet-based service or application that has users in this 10 State and on which a substantial function of the service or 11 application is to connect users in order to allow users to 12 interact socially with each other within the service or 13 application. For the purposes of this definition, a service or 14 application that provides email or direct messaging shall not 15 be considered to a "social media platform" on the basis of that 16 function alone. 17 "Unlawful large youth gathering" means any gathering of 18 100 or more minors, assembled without a permit or other lawful 19 authority, in a public place, that causes or is reasonably 20 expected to cause violence or property damage. 21 Section 10. Prohibition on coordinating and promoting 22 unlawful large youth gatherings. No person shall coordinate or HB5561 - 2 - LRB104 16530 SPS 29926 b 1 promote an unlawful large youth gathering, including through 2 the use of a social media platform. A person who violates this 3 Section commits a Class A misdemeanor. 4 Section 15. Duties of social media platforms. 5 (a) An operator of a social media platform shall take 6 reasonable measures to restrict content that coordinates or 7 promotes an unlawful large youth gathering. The operator shall 8 remove such content, as soon as practicable, after becoming 9 aware that the content was posted on the social media 10 platform. 11 (b) An operator of a social media platform operating shall 12 maintain at least $5,000,000 in liability insurance filed with 13 the Department of Insurance to cover harms arising from a 14 violation of subsection (a). The Department of Insurance may 15 adopt rules to implement and administer this subsection. 16 Section 20. Civil liability. A person injured in 17 connection with an unlawful large youth gathering may bring a 18 civil action against a social media platform for a violation 19 Section 15. In an action brought under this Section, the court 20 may award damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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