Enrolled August 31, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024 Amended IN Senate August 22, 2024 Amended IN Senate September 01, 2023 Amended IN Senate June 13, 2023 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2023 Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1282Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Connolly, Muratsuchi, and Villapudua)February 16, 2023An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1282, Lowenthal. Mental health: impacts of social media.Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and authorizes the commission to take specified actions, including advising the Governor or the Legislature regarding actions the state may take to improve care and services for people with mental illness. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to, among other things, enforce its regulations and protect and preserve the public health.This bill would require the department, in consultation with the commission, to report to specified policy committees of the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2026, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, (1) the degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media and (2) recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use. The bill would require the department to explore, among other things, the child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups, and the negative behavioral health risks, as specified, associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth. The bill would require the department to additionally consult with certain communities in preparing the report, and prior to publication. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2030.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:(1) The types of social media.(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
Enrolled August 31, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024 Amended IN Senate August 22, 2024 Amended IN Senate September 01, 2023 Amended IN Senate June 13, 2023 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2023 Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1282Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Connolly, Muratsuchi, and Villapudua)February 16, 2023An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1282, Lowenthal. Mental health: impacts of social media.Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and authorizes the commission to take specified actions, including advising the Governor or the Legislature regarding actions the state may take to improve care and services for people with mental illness. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to, among other things, enforce its regulations and protect and preserve the public health.This bill would require the department, in consultation with the commission, to report to specified policy committees of the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2026, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, (1) the degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media and (2) recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use. The bill would require the department to explore, among other things, the child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups, and the negative behavioral health risks, as specified, associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth. The bill would require the department to additionally consult with certain communities in preparing the report, and prior to publication. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2030.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled August 31, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024 Amended IN Senate August 22, 2024 Amended IN Senate September 01, 2023 Amended IN Senate June 13, 2023 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2023 Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2023
Enrolled August 31, 2024
Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024
Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024
Amended IN Senate August 22, 2024
Amended IN Senate September 01, 2023
Amended IN Senate June 13, 2023
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2023
Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2023
Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1282
Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Connolly, Muratsuchi, and Villapudua)February 16, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Connolly, Muratsuchi, and Villapudua)
February 16, 2023
An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1282, Lowenthal. Mental health: impacts of social media.
Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and authorizes the commission to take specified actions, including advising the Governor or the Legislature regarding actions the state may take to improve care and services for people with mental illness. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to, among other things, enforce its regulations and protect and preserve the public health.This bill would require the department, in consultation with the commission, to report to specified policy committees of the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2026, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, (1) the degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media and (2) recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use. The bill would require the department to explore, among other things, the child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups, and the negative behavioral health risks, as specified, associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth. The bill would require the department to additionally consult with certain communities in preparing the report, and prior to publication. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2030.
Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and authorizes the commission to take specified actions, including advising the Governor or the Legislature regarding actions the state may take to improve care and services for people with mental illness. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to, among other things, enforce its regulations and protect and preserve the public health.
This bill would require the department, in consultation with the commission, to report to specified policy committees of the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2026, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, (1) the degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media and (2) recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use. The bill would require the department to explore, among other things, the child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups, and the negative behavioral health risks, as specified, associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth. The bill would require the department to additionally consult with certain communities in preparing the report, and prior to publication. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2030.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:(1) The types of social media.(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:(1) The types of social media.(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 124270) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:(1) The types of social media.(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:(1) The types of social media.(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health
Article 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health
124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
124270. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) Children and youth means individuals up to 26 years of age.
(b) Department means the State Department of Public Health.
(c) Social media means a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:(1) The types of social media.(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
124270.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, and other relevant policy committees of the Legislature, a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth. The report shall include all of the following:
(1) The degree to which the mental health of children and youth is positively, negatively, or neutrally impacted by use of social media.
(2) Recommendations to strengthen children and youth resiliency strategies and Californias use of mental health services related to social media use.
(3) Any barriers to receiving data relevant to completing this report.
(b) In preparing the report, the department shall explore all of the following:
(1) The types of social media.
(2) The child and youth populations that use social media, including disproportionate rates and impacts among specific groups.
(3) Opportunities to support resilience and mental well-being among children and youth around social media use.
(4) Negative behavioral health risks, which includes mental health and substance misuse associated with social media use and misuse among children and youth.
(5) The factors that contribute to positive, negative, and neutral impacts among various populations of children and youth.
(c) In formulating this report, the department shall prioritize the perspectives of children and youth through a robust engagement process with a focus on transition-age youth, at-risk populations, in-need populations, and underserved cultural and linguistic populations.
(d) The department shall also consult with the California mental health community, including, but not limited to, consumers, children, youth, families, providers, educators, and other subject matter experts, as it develops the report and prior to the report being publicly reported as provided in subdivision (a).
(e) The report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.
(f) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
124270.2. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.