CS/CS/HB 3 -  Online Protections for Minors

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee and Tramont and Overdorf and Sirois and McFarland and Rayner (CO-SPONSORS) Anderson; Bankson; Barnaby; Beltran; Black; Botana; Brackett; Buchanan; Canady; Caruso; Chamberlin; Chambliss; Chaney; Fabricio; Garcia; Gonzalez Pittman; Gossett-Seidman; Gregory; Jacques; Leek; Lopez, V.; Massullo; McClain; Melo; Michael; Mooney; Payne; Persons-Mulicka; Plakon; Plasencia; Roth; Salzman; Snyder; Steele; Temple; Trabulsy; Truenow; Tuck; Waldron; Yarkosky; Yeager
Online Protections for Minors: Requiring social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts; requiring social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; providing conditions under which social media platforms are required to prohibit certain minors from entering into contracts to become account holders; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act for knowing or reckless violations; authorizing the department to issue and enforce civil investigative demands under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Last Event: Chapter No. 2024-42 on Monday, March 25, 2024 4:31 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1491 Subject: Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/HB 1 Subject: Online Protections for Minors Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 1377 Subject: Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 454 Subject: Protection of Minors on Social Media Platforms Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1788 Subject: Social Media Use for Minors Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1792 Subject: Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/28/2024 3:09:24 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/13/2024 4:19:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/13/2024 4:49:01 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/17/2024 5:55:14 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/14/2024 9:54:04 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee 1/11/2024 3:52:34 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee 1/9/2024 4:47:43 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 01/24/2024 05:03 PM   Yeas: 119 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 554] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2024 10:28 AM   Yeas: 30 Nays: 5 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 7] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/06/2024 06:16 PM   Yeas: 109 Nays: 4 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 937] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2024-42 Time: 03/25/2024 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/25/2024 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/21/2024 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/06/2024 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 03/06/2024 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 4 Time: 03/06/2024 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 961382 Concur Time: 03/06/2024 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 03/06/2024 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2024 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 5 -SJ 625 Time: 03/04/2024 - 10:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 625 Time: 03/04/2024 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (961382) -SJ 622 Time: 03/04/2024 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 622 Time: 03/04/2024 - 9:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24 -SJ 575 Time: 03/01/2024 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/01/2024 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 575 Time: 03/01/2024 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24 --If Received Time: 02/15/2024 - 8:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/12/2024 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Received Time: 01/25/2024 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Referred to Fiscal Policy Time: 01/25/2024 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 01/24/2024 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S In Messages Time: 01/24/2024 - 5:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0 Time: 01/24/2024 - 5:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 01/24/2024 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 01/23/2024 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/23/2024 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 01/23/2024 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/18/2024 - 7:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/23/2024) Time: 01/18/2024 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 01/18/2024 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/18/2024 - 8:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/18/2024 - 8:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 01/17/2024 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Time: 01/17/2024 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 01/12/2024 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/12/2024 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/12/2024 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/11/2024 - 8:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/11/2024 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/11/2024 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 01/11/2024 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 01/11/2024 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/09/2024 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/05/2024 - 6:48 PM Member: Tramont Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
501.1736 CS/HB 1, CS/HB 1377, CS/CS/HB 1491, CS/SB 1788, SB 1790
501.1737 CS/HB 1, CS/HB 1377, CS/CS/HB 1491, CS/SB 1792, SB 1794
501.1738 CS/HB 1