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Florida age verification law: HB 3

One law, two parts, both with a start date of 1 January 2025: age checks on adult sites, and limits on social media accounts for under-16s.1, 2 On 14 October 2026 the appeals court reversed the order that had blocked the social media part.3

Checked 28 October 2026 against the sources.

The two parts of HB 3

PartWhat it requiresStatus
Adult sitesSites and apps where more than 33.3% of the material is harmful to minors must verify that users are 18 or older, with anonymous or standard age verification.2In force
Social mediaCovered platforms must not let under-14s hold accounts, and need a parent's consent for 14 and 15 year olds.2Can be enforced
 Statuses as of 28 October 2026. In force means we found no court order that blocks it. This page describes laws and court rulings. It is not legal advice.

Adult sites

HB 3 gives sites two ways to check: anonymous age verification through an independent US-based third party, or another commercially reasonable method the site approves.2

What the verifier may keep

A third party doing anonymous age verification may not keep the personal information used to verify age once the check is done, may not use it for anything else, and may not share it.2

Penalties

The state can collect civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation. A minor who got access can sue for up to $10,000 in damages.2

Social media

The rule covers platforms that use what the law calls addictive features. They must close accounts of under-14s, and of 14 and 15 year olds without a parent's consent, and delete the personal information unless the law requires keeping it.2, 3

  1. Approved by the governor as chapter 2024-42.1
  2. CCIA and NetChoice, two tech industry groups, sue to block the social media part.4
  3. The district court grants a preliminary injunction.4
  4. The Eleventh Circuit stays that injunction while the appeal runs.4, 3
  5. The Eleventh Circuit holds that HB 3 likely passes First Amendment review as applied to the groups' members. It reverses the injunction on that claim, vacates it on the facial claim, and sends the case back to the district court.3

Questions people ask

Is Florida's social media age law in effect?

It can be enforced. The appeals court stayed the injunction on 25 November 2025 and reversed it on 14 October 2026. The case goes back to the district court.3, 4

At what age can you have social media in Florida?

On platforms the law covers: 16 without a parent's consent, 14 or 15 with it, and not under 14.2

When did Florida's age verification law start?

HB 3 took effect on 1 January 2025.1

Sources 4
  1. CS/CS/HB 3 (2024), Chapter 2024-42, bill history, Florida Senate. Read 28 October 2026.
  2. CS/CS/HB 3 (2024), enrolled text, Florida Senate. Read 28 October 2026.
  3. Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Attorney General of Florida, No. 25-11881, opinion of 14 October 2026, US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Read 28 October 2026.
  4. CCIA and NetChoice v. Uthmeier (Florida, 2024), case timeline, NetChoice (the challenger). Read 28 October 2026.

Every fact here comes from the law or the court, checked again and dated. How we check