CS/HB 1547: Technology Transparency
GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; McFarland ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Black ; Chaney ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Stevenson ; Tuck
Technology Transparency; Prohibits officers or salaried employees of governmental entities from using their positions or state resources to make certain requests of social media platforms; prohibits governmental entities from initiating or maintaining certain agreements or working relationships with social media platforms; providing exceptions; prohibits controller from collecting certain consumer information; requires collectors to provide notice to consumers about data collection, sharing, & selling practices; provides consumers right to request data be disclosed, deleted, or corrected & to opt-in or opt-out of sale or sharing of data; provides social media protections for children; provides nondiscrimination measures, methods for requesting data & opting-in or opting-out of sale or sharing of data, private cause of action, & enforcement; preempts regulation of consumer date collection, sharing, & selling to the state; requires certain moneys to be deposited in Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund.
Last Action: 5/2/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 262 (Ch. 2023-201), CS/CS/SB 1648 (Ch. 2023-262)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/6/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/7/2023 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/9/2023 | House |
• Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee |
| 3/24/2023 | House |
• Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/29/2023 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee |
| 3/30/2023 | House |
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 3/31/2023 | House |
• Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 4/23/2023 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 4/24/2023 | House |
• Favorable by Commerce Committee • Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 5/2/2023 | House |
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 262 (Ch. 2023-201), CS/CS/SB 1648 (Ch. 2023-262) |
