HB 1275: Social media; social network; parents and guardians; permission; verification. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from House to Senate floor version with substantive changes to authorship, formatting, and some definition clarifications. The Senate version adds additional sponsors and modifies how certain terms are defined, particularly around social media company exclusions and age verification requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on social media regulation for minors, but the Senate version adds specific exclusions for certain types of media companies and gaming platforms that were not as clearly defined in the House version.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Senate sponsors (Lepak, Moore, and Kendrix) to the bill authorship, indicating Senate committee involvement and potential policy adjustments.

DEFINITION

Expanded definition of 'Social media company' to explicitly exclude media companies offering subscription content, interactive gaming platforms, and email/direct messaging services.

Added 'Oklahoma user' definition to clarify geographic and residency requirements for the law's application.

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'House of Representatives' to 'Senate Floor Version' with updated formatting and page numbering.

REQUIREMENT

Minor adjustments to the legislative intent statement to emphasize preventing access rather than censoring content.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a Senate sponsor (Seifried) and reformat the header to indicate this is the Floor version of the House Committee Substitute. The substantive legislative text remains unchanged, with only formatting and page numbering adjustments made.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate sponsor name and changed document header to reflect Floor version status

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document

Removed original Committee Substitute header that appeared before the bill text

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' title with 'Committee Substitute' and updated the page reference numbers. The substantive policy content regarding social media restrictions for minors appears unchanged in the visible text, though page numbering and formatting were adjusted.

TECHNICAL

Title changed from 'PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' on line 7.

Page reference number updated from Req. No. 12670 to Req. No. 13301.

Several blank lines were removed from the beginning of the document.

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten from scratch, replacing the original Engrossed version with a new Committee Substitute version. The substantive policy content and definitions appear to remain largely the same, though the formatting and structure were significantly reorganized. This represents a procedural revision rather than a substantive policy change.

TECHNICAL

Removed original page headers, footers, and formatting markers from the Engrossed version

Added new Committee Substitute headers, amendment notation, and page numbering for the revised version

Restructured the bill layout to conform to committee substitute format with updated amendment tracking information

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MINOR

The bill was updated from its original 'Introduced' version to an 'Engrossed' version, which includes significant formatting changes, reorganization of sections, and additions to the definitions of what constitutes a 'social media company.' The changes clarify that certain services like email-only platforms and cloud storage are explicitly excluded from the bill's requirements, while adding specific examples of what falls under the definition of a social media company.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to more clearly define which platforms are subject to its regulations by adding specific exclusions for email-only services and cloud storage providers, while expanding the definition of social media companies to include interactive gaming and entertainment platforms.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'social media company' was expanded to explicitly include platforms focused on interactive gaming, entertainment, and associated communication, while also clarifying that services limited to email or private messaging between specific recipients are excluded.

New examples were added to the definition of 'social media company' including cloud storage services, enterprise cybersecurity services, educational devices, and enterprise collaboration tools.

TECHNICAL

The bill's header and page numbering were updated from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' status, and the legislative intent section was reformatted with bracketed keywords for reference purposes.

Social media; social network; parents and guardians; permission; verification.

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