Legislation

Title: Consumer Protection – Social Media Regulation and Safety for Children
Sponsored by: Delegates Fraser-Hidalgo, Love, and Barve
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Regulating children's social media accounts on large social media platforms in the State; requiring large social media platforms to identify all public social media accounts created or operated by unauthorized minors and delete all associated user data; penalizing a large social media platform that violates the Act with a fine of $100,000 per violation to be deposited in the Digital Citizenship Fund; providing the purpose of the Fund is to assist county boards of education with investing in digital citizenship programs; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media; Ways and Means

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2023 Legislative Date 1/25/2023 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection – Social Media Regulation and Safety for Children Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2023 Legislative Date 2/01/2023 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/25/2023	1/25/2023	First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Consumer Protection – Social Media Regulation and Safety for Children
House	2/01/2023	2/01/2023	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)

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