Bill Summary

HB 7013 Technology Transparency (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Commerce Committee, Ingoglia Co Sponsors: Maggard, Roth, Snyder, Byrd, Leek
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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. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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committees of reference
   H Appropriations Committee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
03/05/21
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Filed (Formerly PCB COM1)
03/09/21
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Referred to Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
03/09/21
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Now in Appropriations Committee
03/11/21
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee, 03/15/21, 3:45 pm, 212 K
03/15/21
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Favorable by Appropriations Committee; 19 Yeas, 8 Nays
03/15/21
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Now in Judiciary Committee
04/02/21
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/06/21, 9:00 am, 404 H
04/06/21
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 12 Yeas, 6 Nays
04/06/21
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/15/21
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/20/21
04/20/21
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Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
04/27/21
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Laid on Table, refer to SB 7072
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bill text & filed amendments
7013
Filed on 03/05/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
106.072
287.137
501.2041
501.212
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