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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 warrant or 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 Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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
    4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
    4/2/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/11/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 552
    • Amendment(s) adopted (736458) -SJ 552
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 553
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 553
    4/24/2025 House • In Messages
    5/3/2025 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • CS/SB 868, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2025 at 4:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 743 (c2) Social Media Use by Minors Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.1736 Social media use for minors. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 868, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 11:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 743 (c2) Social Media Use by Minors Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    274324 - Amendment
    Between lines 117 and 118 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Ingoglia)     		3/31/2025
    3:37 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    736458 - Amendment
    Delete lines 39 - 107 and insert:     		Ingoglia 4/24/2025
    11:13 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/24/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 2 Nays
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2025 3:43 PM Senate 34 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.1736 Social media use for minors. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 868, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2025 at 9:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 743 (c1) Social Media Use by Minors Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    588638 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Ingoglia)     		3/24/2025
    8:30 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 8:30 AM Commerce and Tourism 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.1736 Social media use for minors. Page 1 (pdf)

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