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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 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
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

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  • CS/SB 868, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 11:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 743 (c1) Social Media Use by Minors Salzman, Sirois Similar Last Action: 3/26/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee 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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  • 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 Salzman, Sirois Compare Last Action: 3/26/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee 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
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    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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