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CS/CS/HB 3: Online Protections for Minors

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Tramont ; Overdorf ; Sirois ; McFarland ; Rayner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Bankson ; Barnaby ; Beltran ; Black ; Botana ; Brackett ; Buchanan ; Canady ; Caruso ; Chamberlin ; Chambliss ; Chaney ; Fabricio ; Garcia ; Gonzalez Pittman ; Gossett-Seidman ; Gregory ; Jacques ; Leek ; Lopez, V. ; Massullo ; McClain ; Melo ; Michael ; Mooney ; Payne ; Persons-Mulicka ; Plakon ; Plasencia ; Roth ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Steele ; Temple ; Trabulsy ; Truenow ; Tuck ; Waldron ; Yarkosky ; Yeager

Online Protections for Minors; Requiring social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts; requiring social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; providing conditions under which social media platforms are required to prohibit certain minors from entering into contracts to become account holders; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act for knowing or reckless violations; authorizing the department to issue and enforce civil investigative demands under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2025

Last Action: 3/25/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-42; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1491 (Ch. 2024-54)

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Current Bill Version Posted: 03/07/2024 at 10:14 AM

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    H 1491 (er) by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs
    Last Action: 4/3/2024 Chapter No. 2024-54; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2024-42)
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    H 1 (er) by Judiciary Committee
    Online Protections for Minors
    Last Action: 3/1/2024 Vetoed by Governor; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2024-42); companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1491 (Ch. 2024-2024-54)
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    H 1377 (er) by State Affairs Committee
    Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs
    Last Action: 3/1/2024 Vetoed by Governor; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1491 (Ch. 2024-54), CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2024-42)
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    S 454 by Garcia
    Protection of Minors on Social Media Platforms
    Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2024-42)
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    S 1788 (c1) by Grall
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    Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2024-42)
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    S 1792 (c1) by Grall
    Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors
    Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2024-42)
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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 with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/12/2024 H • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    • 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 2)
    1/23/2024 H • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    1/24/2024 H • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
    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 --Temporarily Postponed
    2/15/2024 S • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24 --If Received
    3/1/2024 S • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 575
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24 -SJ 575
    3/4/2024 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 622
    • Amendment(s) adopted (961382) -SJ 622
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 625
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 5 -SJ 625
    3/4/2024 H • In Messages
    3/6/2024 H • Added to Senate Message List
    • Amendment 961382 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 4
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    3/21/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    3/25/2024 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2024-42; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1491 (Ch. 2024-54)
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