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HB2635

Social media websites; regulation as public service corporations.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Mark Cole (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Social media websites; regulation as public service corporations.

Requires the State Corporation Commission to regulate as a public service corporation any social media website that is open to the public, that has more than 75 million subscribers, and that is not specifically affiliated with any one religion or political party from its inception. The measure prohibits such a website from using an assertion, opinion, or belief that religious or political speech constitutes hate speech as a basis for deleting or censoring a user's religious or political speech. The measure authorizes any user of such a regulated website to bring a civil action against its owner for intentionally deleting or censoring the user's religious or political speech in which the user may recover damages and attorney fees and costs. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2019 - House: Presented and ordered printed 19103783D
  • 01/10/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/15/2019 - House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 01/23/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2635)
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Left in Commerce and Labor

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