CS/SB 868: Social Media Use by Minors
GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Ingoglia
Social Media Use by Minors; Requiring social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena; requiring social media platforms to allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor account holder to view all messages; prohibiting minor account holders from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear or self destruct, or are ephemeral in nature, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/19/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/28/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 3/25/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
