HB 1388: Schools; creating the Protecting Oklahoma's Children on Social Media Act of 2025; directing adoption of acceptable-use and social media policies; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was transferred from the House to the Senate floor with several substantive changes. The most significant changes include renumbering sections to align with Senate floor amendments, updating the codification location from Title 70 Section 29-101/102 to Section 6-500/501, and modifying key definitions related to bullying, child pornography, and social media platforms. The Senate version also adds a committee substitute designation and includes additional amendments to the definitions section.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on online safety and social media protection for minors, but the Senate amendments modify how certain terms are defined and where the law is codified in state statutes.

TECHNICAL

Codification location changed from Title 70 Section 29-101/102 to Title 70 Section 6-500/501

Page headers changed from House floor version to Senate floor version with committee amendment notation

DEFINITION

Definition of 'Acceptable-use policy' expanded to include charter school governing bodies

Definition of 'Child pornography' was substantially rewritten with new language about visual depictions

Definition of 'Bullying' was restructured with different subcategories and language

New definition for 'Obscene material' was added with specific criteria

New definition for 'Social media platform' was added with exclusions for email and streaming services

Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a committee substitute version to a floor version, with significant reorganization of the bill's title and summary. The substantive content appears to remain largely the same, though some formatting and line breaks were adjusted. The bill establishes protections for minors on social media, including definitions of bullying and cyberbullying, acceptable use policies for schools, and requirements for technology protection measures.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on protecting minors on social media through school policies and technology standards, with no apparent changes to applicability or jurisdiction.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was changed from committee substitute format to floor version format, with page numbers and header information reorganized.

The bill title and summary were reorganized and condensed, though the substantive content describing the bill's provisions remains consistent.

Header information indicating this is the House Floor version with bold face denoting committee amendments was added.

House Committee Substitute → Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift from a House Committee Substitute to a Senate Committee Substitute version, with significant changes to the bill's title, codification section numbers, and most notably, a complete restructuring of the definitions section. The Senate version reorganizes the definitions, moving 'Child pornography' to a new definition and renumbering other terms, while also changing the act's short title and codification references.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on online safety and social media policies in schools, but the definitions and codification references were modified to reflect Senate committee changes.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'Committee Substitute for House Bill' to 'Committee Substitute for Engrossed House Bill'

Updated codification section numbers from Title 70 Section 29-101/29-102 to Title 70 Section 6-500/6-501

DEFINITION

Restructured the definitions section, renumbering terms and moving 'Child pornography' to a new definition position

Added new definition for 'Identifiable minor' with specific criteria about when a person was a minor

Expanded 'Child pornography' definition to include specific acts like bestiality and fondling of sex organs of animals

REQUIREMENT

Changed 'Internet use' to 'Internet use' in acceptable-use policy definition for consistency

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to replace the 'Proposed Committee Substitute' with a 'Committee Substitute' version, incorporating additional definitions and policy requirements related to social media, bullying, and child safety in Oklahoma schools. The changes expand the scope of the Protecting Oklahoma's Children on Social Media Act by adding specific definitions for cyberbullying, child pornography, and acceptable-use policies, while also updating the bill's formatting and reference numbers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on school social media safety and bullying prevention, but the amendments add more detailed definitions and requirements for policy implementation.

TECHNICAL

Changed document title from 'Proposed Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' and updated request number from 13066 to 13226.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'cyberbullying' and 'child pornography' to clarify what constitutes protected behaviors under the act.

Modified the bullying definition to include additional scenarios related to electronic communications and school-sponsored activities.

REQUIREMENT

Expanded acceptable-use policy requirements to include more specific content and implementation procedures for schools.

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

MINOR

The bill text was replaced with a committee substitute version that reorganizes the formatting and numbering of the 'Protecting Oklahoma's Children on Social Media Act of 2025'. The substantive policy content regarding social media regulations, bullying definitions, and school requirements appears unchanged, though line numbers and page references were updated to reflect the committee's markup.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are primarily formatting and structural reorganization of the text.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the entire bill text with a committee substitute version that updates page numbers, line numbers, and formatting while maintaining the same policy content.

Updated header information to reflect committee amendment status and adoption details for Toni Hasenbeck.

Reorganized the definitions section numbering from a flat list to a hierarchical format with lettered subsections.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 25, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was significantly restructured and renamed from a children's privacy and data protection act to the 'Protecting Oklahoma's Children on Social Media Act of 2025'. The new version focuses specifically on social media platforms, schools, and bullying prevention rather than general online privacy and data processing for children.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from broad online privacy protections for all children to specific regulations for social media platforms and school environments, with new definitions for bullying and cyberbullying.

SCOPE

The bill title and purpose changed from general children's data protection to specifically targeting social media platforms and school safety.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'Acceptable-use policy', 'Account holder', 'Bullying', 'Cyberbullying', 'Child pornography', 'Common branding', and 'Consumer'.

REQUIREMENT

Removed requirements for data protection impact assessments, default privacy settings, and prohibitions on profiling children that were present in the original version.

Added requirements for social media service providers to prohibit certain actions and implement age verification processes.

STATUTORY CITATION

The bill's codification location changed from Title 10, Section 8001 to Title 70, Section 29-101.

Schools; creating the Protecting Oklahoma's Children on Social Media Act of 2025; directing adoption of acceptable-use and social media policies; effective date; emergency.

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