SB 1860 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the applicability of laws protecting minors from harmful material on digital services.

SB 1860 amends Texas law to clarify which digital services must comply with existing protections for minors against harmful material online. It adds 10 specific exemptions, primarily excluding schools (including universities and private schools), educational service providers, news/content platforms that function mainly for news/sports/commerce, and digital services used for email or messaging. These exemptions mean the law's requirements won't apply to these entities, shifting compliance focus to other digital service providers. The changes take effect September 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 24, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, with minor text cleanup and reorganization. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the exemptions from laws protecting minors from harmful material on digital services. No new provisions, funding, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.

TECHNICAL

Text formatting and layout were updated to reflect the engrossed version status, with some line breaks and spacing adjustments.

Header information was updated to show the bill as an engrossed version with bill number 89(R).

Original introduced version header information was removed during the formatting update.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors