Rhode Island

Subnational jurisdiction · as of 2026-07-15

Rhode Island has not enacted any age-gating or age-verification statute in any of the four families as of July 15, 2026. Bills have been introduced in recent sessions but none has passed either chamber: the Social Media Regulation Act (2026 H7953 and S2968), which would require parental consent for minors' social media accounts and age verification of users, was held for further study by the House Innovation and Senate Artificial Intelligence committees in April 2026, and an Age-Appropriate Design Code bill (2025 H5830) was held for further study in March 2025. Perennial proposals to make internet providers filter sexual content unless a user verifies age have also never advanced, and no app store age verification bill has advanced.