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HB 493: Social Media Accounts Privacy

GENERAL BILL by Hart ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdes

Social Media Accounts Privacy; Prohibits employer from requesting or requiring access to social media account of employee or prospective employee; prohibits employer from taking retaliatory personnel action against employee or failing or refusing to hire prospective employee as result of employee's refusal to allow access to his or her social media account; provides for civil action; requires that civil action be brought within specified timeframe; provides for fees & costs.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2019 House • Filed
    1/30/2019 House • Referred to Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 62
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 62
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee

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  • HB 493, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/22/2019 at 1:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1468 Personal Online Accounts Farmer Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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