The National Conference of State Legislatures maintains a list of pending and enacted statutes relating to Access to Social Media Usernames and Passwords. * 2016 Legislation. * 2015 Legislation. Beginning in 2012, state lawmakers introduced legislation to prevent employers from requesting passwords to personal Internet accounts to get or keep a job. Similar legislation would protect students in public colleges and universities from having to grant access to their social networking accounts. The 2012-2014 legislation is discussed in Employer Access to Social Media Usernames and Passwords.