An Act providing for duties of covered entities to protect the best interests of children that use online services, products or features and for data protection impact assessments; prohibiting certain actions by covered entities; and imposing penalties.
This bill, known as the Online Safety Protection Act, requires businesses that provide online services likely to be used by children to prioritize the privacy, safety, and well-being of minors over commercial interests. Companies covered by the law must conduct data protection impact assessments to ensure their products do not cause foreseeable physical, financial, or psychological harm, nor engage in discriminatory practices or use deceptive design tricks called dark patterns. The legislation also defines specific rules for how personal information can be collected and sold, while excluding deidentified data and publicly available information from these restrictions. Penalties are imposed on entities that fail to comply with these duties to protect children's best interests.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2023
Last action Sep 23, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Sep 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Dec 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children & Youth
lower
1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Bullock
DDemocratic
Co
Aerion Abney
DDemocratic
Co
Amen Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Kuzma
RRepublican
Co
Carl Metzgar
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Darisha Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Flick
RRepublican
Co
Jason Dawkins
DDemocratic
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