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CS/HB 1547: Technology Transparency

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; McFarland ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Black ; Chaney ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Stevenson ; Tuck

Technology Transparency; Prohibits officers or salaried employees of governmental entities from using their positions or state resources to make certain requests of social media platforms; prohibits governmental entities from initiating or maintaining certain agreements or working relationships with social media platforms; providing exceptions; prohibits controller from collecting certain consumer information; requires collectors to provide notice to consumers about data collection, sharing, & selling practices; provides consumers right to request data be disclosed, deleted, or corrected & to opt-in or opt-out of sale or sharing of data; provides social media protections for children; provides nondiscrimination measures, methods for requesting data & opting-in or opting-out of sale or sharing of data, private cause of action, & enforcement; preempts regulation of consumer date collection, sharing, & selling to the state; requires certain moneys to be deposited in Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 262 (Ch. 2023-201), CS/CS/SB 1648 (Ch. 2023-262)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/24/2023 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
3/29/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/30/2023 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/31/2023 House • Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/23/2023 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/24/2023 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 262 (Ch. 2023-201), CS/CS/SB 1648 (Ch. 2023-262)