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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)
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 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 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
• 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 2)
1/23/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
1/24/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
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 --Temporarily Postponed
2/15/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24 --If Received
3/1/2024 Senate • 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 Senate • 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 House • In Messages
3/6/2024 House • 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)