CS/HB 1547 (2023) -  Technology Transparency

General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee and McFarland (CO-SPONSORS) 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.
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 262 (Ch. 2023-201), CS/CS/SB 1648 (Ch. 2023-262) on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 10:07 PM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1549 Subject: Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 262 Subject: Technology Transparency Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1648 Subject: Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs and Law Enforcement Agencies Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 337587 , McFarland (RRS) Date Filed: 03/27/23, Line#: 872 House(c): Considered – No Action Taken 03/29/2023 12:35 PM
    • A 713713 , McFarland (RRS) Date Filed: 03/27/23, Line#: 971 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 03/29/2023 12:35 PM
    • A 661209 , McFarland (RRS) Date Filed: 03/27/23, Line#: 1025 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 03/29/2023 12:35 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/7/2023 3:21:48 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/24/2023 10:04:53 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 4/24/2023 8:50:09 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 4/23/2023 4:41:03 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee 3/30/2023 5:02:18 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee 3/26/2023 7:47:14 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 262 (Ch. 2023-201), CS/CS/SB 1648 (Ch. 2023-262) Time: 05/02/2023 - 10:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/24/2023 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/24/2023 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Committee Time: 04/24/2023 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Commerce Committee Time: 04/24/2023 - 8:21 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda Time: 04/23/2023 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/31/2023 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee Time: 03/31/2023 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 03/31/2023 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/30/2023 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/30/2023 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 03/30/2023 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2023 - 12:35 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/24/2023 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/06/2023 - 2:22 PM Member: McFarland Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
16.53 CS/CS/SB 262
112.23 CS/CS/SB 262
501.171 CS/CS/SB 262
501.173 CS/CS/SB 262*, SB 1426, HB 1463, CS/HB 1549, SB 1620, CS/CS/SB 1648*
501.1735 CS/CS/SB 262, CS/CS/SB 1648

(*) Not the latest version