SB 868 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Social Media Use by Minors

Summary

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.

Issues: ✗ Technology

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

S 868 c1 → S 868 e1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from a committee version to an engrossed version, primarily adding an effective date provision and clarifying that law enforcement must obtain a warrant or subpoena (not just a subpoena) to decrypt end-to-end encryption. The substantive policy requirements for social media platforms regarding minors remain unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of law enforcement access was clarified by adding 'warrant or' before 'subpoena' in the encryption decryption requirement, potentially strengthening the legal standard required for platforms to decrypt messages.

TIMELINE

Added Section 2 establishing July 1, 2025 as the effective date for the act.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the law enforcement access requirement from 'subpoena' to 'warrant or subpoena' in three instances, clarifying the legal standard needed for decryption.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill version information (e1), timestamps, and document identifiers that were not present in the committee version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

34–3

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 24, 2025

D Democratic10

7 Yea 3 Nay

70% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 3

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (736458)

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors