HB 743 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Social Media Use by Minors

Summary
Social Media Use by Minors; Requires social media platforms to permanently delete certain information, allow parents or legal guardians of certain minor account holders to view specified information, disclose certain data to law enforcement officers, & prohibit certain minor account holders from using or accessing certain messages.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 743 c1 H 743 c2 · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to clarify its title and expand the scope of social media platform requirements for minors. Key changes include adding permanent deletion of data for terminated accounts, modifying how parents can access message information, and updating law enforcement access procedures to require valid legal process rather than just consent or warrants.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include permanent deletion of personal information for terminated accounts and updated law enforcement data access requirements to align with federal standards (18 U.S.C. s. 2703).
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for social media platforms to permanently delete personal information from terminated accounts within 45 days, unless legal requirements prevent deletion.

Changed parent access rights from viewing all messages to viewing only a list of account names with which the minor exchanged messages.

ENFORCEMENT

Updated law enforcement data access requirements to require valid legal process (court order, subpoena, or search warrant) that complies with federal law, rather than just consent or warrants.

TITLE

Changed bill title from requiring platforms to 'allow parents or guardians and law enforcement officers to view messages' to a broader description including data deletion and disclosure provisions.

TECHNICAL

Updated document versioning from 'CS/HB 743' to 'CS/CS/HB 743' indicating a committee substitute revision.

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

240
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 27
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (24-0-3)
house
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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