Technology Transparency
Summary
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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2021
Last action Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7072 (Ch. 2021-32)
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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