Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms, addictive feed.
Summary
Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms; addictive feed. Prohibits a person that operates a social media platform that has knowledge that a user of the social media platform is a child under the age of 18 from using an addictive feed, defined in the bill, unless such social media platform obtains verifiable parental consent.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Continued to 2025 with amendment(s) in Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Schuyler VanValkenburg
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Lashrecse Aird
DDemocratic
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