House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Judiciary

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January 28, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1058   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 9 and 10 and substitute

Page 1, Line 2"compensation, including a parent or legal guardian who is a

Page 1, Line 3vlogger, podcaster, online influencer, or streamer.".

Page 1, Line 4Page 3, after line 13 insert:

Page 1, Line 5"(4)  "News organization" means an entity whose primary

Page 1, Line 6purpose is the publication or dissemination of news, sports, or

Page 1, Line 7other editorial content selected by the publisher, rather than

Page 1, Line 8user-generated content.".

Page 1, Line 9Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 10Page 3, line 17, strike "(5)" and substitute "(6) (a)".

Page 1, Line 11Page 3, line 21, strike "(a)" and substitute "(I)".

Page 1, Line 12Page 3, line 24, strike "(b)" and substitute "(II)".

Page 1, Line 13Page 3, line 27, strike "(c)" and substitute "(III)".

Page 1, Line 14Page 4, after line 3 insert:

Page 1, Line 15"(b)  "Online hosting platform" does not include an

Page 1, Line 16internet-based service or application operated by a news

Page 1, Line 17organization in furtherance of the news organization's primary

Page 1, Line 18purpose.".

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