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SB 7072 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Social Media Platforms

Summary
Social Media Platforms; Prohibiting a social media platform from willfully deplatforming a candidate; providing requirements for public contracts and economic incentives related to entities that have been convicted or held civilly liable for antitrust violations; providing that social media platforms that fail to comply with specified requirements and prohibitions commit an unfair or deceptive act or practice; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate suspected violations under the Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and bring specified actions for such violations, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Apr 8, 2021 Signed May 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House Apr 29, 2021

How they voted

20–16
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 29, 2021
D Democratic15
15 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican21
20 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
14
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2021-32, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7074 (Ch. 2021-33)
legislature
May 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 77, NAYS 38
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment(s) to House amendment(s)
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 811008 Concur
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 17
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (942955)
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (811008)
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 78, NAYS 41
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 942955 adopted
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 942955 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 22 NAYS 17
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 10 NAYS 9
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 3 NAYS 2
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/06/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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