2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0868: Social Media Use by Minors

Legislative Summary

Requiring social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a warrant or subpoena; requiring social media platforms to allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor account holder to view all messages; prohibiting minor account holders from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear or self destruct, or are ephemeral in nature, etc.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/26/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
Senate
4/2/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/11/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/24/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (736458)
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/24/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 3
Senate
4/24/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #736458

4/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #588638

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#52
4/24/2025
34
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/16/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
4/1/2025
9
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Tourism
3/25/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/24/20259.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/20259.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/20257.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/2025257.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/15/2025257.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025257.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025257.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025246.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025243.9 KB