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CS/CS/SB 198: Social Media Privacy

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Commerce and Tourism ; Clemens ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala

Social Media Privacy; Prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring access to a social media account of an employee or prospective employee; prohibiting an employer from taking retaliatory personnel action for an employee’s failure to provide access to his or her social media account; prohibiting an employer from failing or refusing to hire a prospective employee who does not provide access to his or her social media account; specifying that an employer is not prohibited from seeking access to social media accounts under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Judiciary (JU)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/25/2013 Senate • Filed
    10/8/2013 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 25
    2/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/17/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/17/2014 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 138
    2/18/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/19/2014 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 138
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 25
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 117
    3/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/13/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/13/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
    3/14/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/17/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 246
    3/18/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 243
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/CS/SB 198, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/14/2014 at 2:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 527 Social Media Privacy Castor Dentel Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (EDTS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.077 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 198, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/18/2014 at 1:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2014 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 527 Social Media Privacy Castor Dentel Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (EDTS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    605118 - Amendment
    Between lines 69 and 70 insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Ring)     		3/12/2014
    8:57 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 288674 - Amendment to Amendment (605118)
    Delete line 7 and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Ring)     		3/12/2014
    4:00 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/13/2014 9:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.077 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 198, Original Filed Version Posted 9/25/2013 at 8:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2014 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 527 Social Media Privacy Castor Dentel Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (EDTS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    320530 - Amendment
    Between lines 63 and 64 insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Abruzzo)     		2/17/2014
    3:35 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/17/2014 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.077

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