TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 11, 2026

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general in urging congressional leadership to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. In a letter sent to House and Senate leaders ahead of potential consideration of the House version of the bill, the attorneys general warned that the proposal could undermine existing and future state laws aimed at protecting children online and limit states’ ability to address emerging digital harms. The coalition expressed support for the Senate version of the legislation, which includes a duty-of-care requirement and preserves states’ authority to enforce and strengthen protections for minors. “Congress should not tie the hands of state lawmakers and law enforcement who are actively working to protect children from addictive and harmful online design features,” Skrmetti said in a news release.