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CS/SB 1788: Social Media Use for Minors

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Social Media Use for Minors; Requiring social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts, to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts, and to use reasonable age verification methods to verify the ages of account holders; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions for violations under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2024 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
    • Introduced
    1/31/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/5/2024 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2
    2/6/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Fiscal Policy

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  • CS/SB 1788, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2024 at 9:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1790 Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs Grall Linked Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy
    H 1 (er) Online Protections for Minors Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 3/1/2024 Vetoed by Governor
    H 3 (er) Online Protections for Minors Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/25/2024 Chapter No. 2024-42
    H 207 Social Media Protection for Minors Rayner, Sirois Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    S 454 Protection of Minors on Social Media Platforms Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
    S 1430 Social Media Protection for Minors Book Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary
    S 1792 (c1) Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors Grall Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.1736 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1788, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2024 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1790 Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs Grall Linked Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy
    H 1 (e1) Social Media Use for Minors Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 3/1/2024 Vetoed by Governor
    H 3 (c2) Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/25/2024 Chapter No. 2024-42
    H 207 Social Media Protection for Minors Rayner, Sirois Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    H 1377 (e1) Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 3/1/2024 Vetoed by Governor
    S 454 Protection of Minors on Social Media Platforms Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
    S 1430 Social Media Protection for Minors Book Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary
    S 1792 Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors Grall Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    239384 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Grall)
    2/2/2024
    2:13 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/5/2024 2:30 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.1736 Page 1 (pdf)

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