HB 7013 (2021) -  Technology Transparency

General Bill by Commerce Committee and Ingoglia (CO-SPONSORS) Byrd; Leek; Maggard; Roth; Snyder
Technology Transparency: Creates cause of action against social media platform for unlawful practices related to censoring deplatforming or shadow banning; specifies instances when private cause of action may be brought; specifies calculation of damages; specifies powers of DLA related to investigations of social media platforms; provides requirements for public contracts & economic incentives related to entities who have been convicted or held civilly liable for antitrust violations; requires DMS to maintain antitrust violator vendor list; provides procedural & legal rights for person to challenge placement on list; prohibits person on antitrust violator vendor list from receiving certain economic incentives; prohibits social media platforms from knowingly deplatforming candidate; specifies fines.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7072 (Ch. 2021-32) on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:28 PM; HB Laid on Table

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB COM 21-01 recommended by:
    Commerce Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7015 Subject: Public Records Relationship: Linked
Bill #: SB 7072 Subject: Social Media Platforms Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 520 Subject: Social Media Websites Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/2/2021 3:01:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/6/2021 6:07:05 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/2/2021 4:55:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 3/15/2021 8:54:15 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 3/12/2021 7:29:15 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 3/2/2021 6:52:44 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 2/28/2021 6:48:33 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7072 (Ch. 2021-32) Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/20/2021 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 11:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021) Time: 04/15/2021 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/06/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/06/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/06/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/06/2021 - 1:42 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/02/2021 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/15/2021 - 8:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Appropriations Committee Time: 03/15/2021 - 8:57 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Appropriations Committee Time: 03/15/2021 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 03/11/2021 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Appropriations Committee Time: 03/09/2021 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/09/2021 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 03/09/2021 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2021 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/05/2021 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
106.072 SB 7072
287.137 HB 439, SB 810, SB 1914, CS/HB 7015, SB 7072, SB 7074
501.2041 SB 1914, CS/HB 7015, SB 7072, SB 7074
501.212 SB 7072