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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; 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)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 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 House • Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/12/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/17/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
1/18/2024 House • 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 House • 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 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 13
1/24/2024 Senate • In Messages
1/25/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
2/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/15/2024 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Fiscal Policy (243784); YEAS 12 NAYS 5
2/16/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
2/21/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 427
• Amendment(s) adopted (901464) -SJ 430
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/22/2024 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 445
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 445
• Immediately certified -SJ 450
2/22/2024 House • 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; 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)