HB 3 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Online Protections for Minors

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024 Signed Mar 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Jan 24, 2024

How they voted

305
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D Democratic11
3 Yea 5 Nay 3
45% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2024-42; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1491 (Ch. 2024-54)
legislature
Mar 25, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 4
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced
Amendment 961382 Concur
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 5
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (961382)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
5 primary · 40 co-sponsors

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