CS/SB 186: Social Media Privacy
GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Clemens
Social Media Privacy; Prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring access to a social media account of an employee or prospective employee; prohibiting an employer from taking retaliatory personnel action against an employee as a result of the employee’s refusal to allow access to his or her social media account; prohibiting an employer from failing or refusing to hire a prospective employee as a result of the prospective employee’s refusal to allow access to his or her social media account, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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8/26/2015 | Senate |
• Filed |
9/15/2015 | Senate |
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 16 |
9/28/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 10/05/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
10/5/2015 | Senate |
• CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 127 |
10/7/2015 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary -SJ 127 |
1/12/2016 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 16 • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 109 |
3/11/2016 | Senate |
• Died in Judiciary |