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CS/HB 1: Online Protections for Minors

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Sirois ; McFarland ; Rayner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Anderson ; Andrade ; Bankson ; Barnaby ; Basabe ; Bell ; Beltran ; Black ; Brackett ; Buchanan ; Canady ; Caruso ; Cassel ; Chamberlin ; Chambliss ; Duggan ; Fabricio ; Fine ; Garcia ; Gonzalez Pittman ; Gossett-Seidman ; Gregory ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Killebrew ; LaMarca ; Leek ; Lopez, V. ; Maney ; Massullo ; Melo ; Mooney ; Overdorf ; Payne ; Persons-Mulicka ; Plakon ; Plasencia ; Rizo ; Roach ; Rommel ; Roth ; Salzman ; Smith ; Stark ; Stevenson ; Tant ; Temple ; Trabulsy ; Tramont ; Waldron

Online Protections for Minors; Requiring certain social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts and to verify the age of account holders; specifying the age verification methods the social media platform is required and authorized to offer; requiring certain social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions for knowing or reckless violations under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; providing penalties, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024

Last Action: 3/1/2024 - Vetoed by Governor

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Current Bill Version Posted: 02/22/2024 at 07:23 PM

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    Last Action: 3/25/2024 Chapter No. 2024-42
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    501.1736 Page 2 [pdf]
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  • Bill History

    S = Senate, H = House

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2024 H • Filed
    1/9/2024 H • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/11/2024 H • Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    1/12/2024 H • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    1/17/2024 H • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    1/18/2024 H • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/23/2024)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/23/2024 H • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 177995 adopted
    • Amendment 592739 Failed
    • Amendment 160583 Failed
    • Amendment 010849 Failed
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    1/24/2024 H • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 13
    1/24/2024 S • In Messages
    1/25/2024 S • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    • Received
    2/12/2024 S • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2024 S • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Fiscal Policy (243784); YEAS 12 NAYS 5
    2/16/2024 S • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/16/2024 S • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
    2/21/2024 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 427
    • Amendment(s) adopted (901464) -SJ 430
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/22/2024 S • Read 3rd time -SJ 445
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 445
    • Immediately certified -SJ 450
    2/22/2024 H • In Messages
    • Added to Senate Message List
    • Amendment 901464 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 7
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    2/23/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    3/1/2024 • Vetoed by Governor
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