‘Sammy’s Law’ would help parents monitor kids online. It’s gaining steam.

August 26, 2025 R H

Sammy Chapman was 16 years old when a drug dealer sent him a private message on Snapchat to offer free drugs that turned out to be fentanyl, an addictive and powerful opioid. On Feb. 7, 2021, his younger brother entered Sammy’s room to find him dead on the floor of fentanyl poisoning.

That tragedy spurred the brothers’ parents, Samuel Chapman and television host and relationship therapist Laura Berman, to lobby for laws that might spare other youngsters from similar fates.

Four years later, “Sammy’s Law” might be on the verge of moving ahead in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The law would require large online social platforms such as Snapchat and TikTok to be compatible with software that monitors kids’ interactions for indicators they might be at risk of serious harm and alert their parents. Some companies already

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