Missouri HB 1887 (Megan Meier Act)

Missouri, United StatesMissouri HB 1887Updated May 15, 2026

Stoppedno longer moving
Bad for your rightsDefeated

Passed the House 145-3; died in the Senate, May 2026

Missouri's House voted 145-3 to make social media platforms verify the age of all Missouri users before they open an account, and to bar under-16s from holding accounts of their own.

Latest update

Died when the session ended

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Key facts

Where
Missouri, United States
Bill number
Missouri HB 1887
Status
Defeated
Introduced
December 1, 2025
Threat
Medium
Last update
May 15, 2026

Topics

Age VerificationDigital IDCensorshipPrivacyArtificial Intelligence

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What it does

HB 1887 required social media platforms to run "a secure age-verification process for all Missouri users prior to account creation." Children under 16 could not hold an account separate from a parent or guardian, and 16- and 17-year-olds needed verified parental consent. Platforms also had to give parents access and deletion tools, drop addictive design aimed at minors, block direct messages from adults to minors unless the adult was parent-verified, and stop showing ads to under-16 account holders. The combined bill also covered AI deepfakes and AI that poses as a mental health professional.

What’s at stake

The age check covered adults too, at the point of signup. An adult in Missouri could not have opened a social media account without first proving their age to the platform, which would have ended anonymous signup in the state.

Our take

The bill carries Megan Meier's name, and it answers her story with an ID gate in front of the entire adult population. A 145-3 House vote shows how little resistance that idea meets in Jefferson City now. The Senate cancelled its only hearing and the bill died, so expect it back in 2027.

Timeline

  1. Died when the session endedLatest

  2. Senate committee hearing cancelled

  3. Referred to the Senate General Laws Committee

  4. Passed the House 145-3

  5. Perfected on the House floor with two amendments

  6. House Emerging Issues Committee reported the combined substitute do pass, 10-0-1

  7. Prefiled by Rep. Wendy Hausman

The record

Sponsor

Rep. Wendy Hausman

Votes

  • House: Passed (Senate never voted) (145 to 3), April 20, 2026