Bill:  HB 18 
Legislative Session: 88(R)
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Last Action:06/13/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
Author:Slawson | Patterson | González, Mary | Burrows | Darby
Coauthor:Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Burns | Cain | Campos | Capriglione | Clardy | Cook | Craddick | Cunningham | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Frank | Frazier | Garcia | Gates | Gerdes | Geren | Goldman | Guillen | Harless | Harris, Caroline | Harris, Cody | Hayes | Hefner | Herrero | Holland | Hull | Hunter | Isaac | Jetton, Jacey | Kacal | King, Ken | Kitzman | Klick | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo-Wilson | Longoria | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Lozano | Lujan | Metcalf | Meyer | Morales, Eddie | Morrison | Murr | Noble | Oliverson | Ordaz | Orr | Paul | Plesa | Price | Raney | Rogers | Schaefer | Schatzline | Shaheen | Shine | Smith | Smithee | Spiller | Stucky | Swanson | Tepper | Thierry | Thimesch | Thompson, Ed | Toth | Troxclair | VanDeaver | Vasut | Wilson
Sponsor:Hughes
Cosponsor:Bettencourt | Blanco | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Parker | Paxton
Subjects:Business & Commerce--Trade Practices (I0006)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)
Protection of Personal Information (I0003)
SECURING CHILDREN ONLINE THROUGH PARENTAL EMPOWERMENT (SCOPE) ACT (PJ6Q7)
ADVERTISING (S2680)
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE (S2425)
INTERNET (S0130)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
Remarks:This Act takes effect September 1, 2024, except Article 3 takes effect immediately.
House Committee:Youth Health & Safety, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=2   Absent=1
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2023) Slawson (Chair) | Burrows | González, Mary | Hull | Patterson
Discharged (05/28/2023)
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2023) Hughes (Chair) | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Parker | Paxton
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      02/16/2023    
H   Read first time      02/23/2023     289
H   Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select      02/23/2023   04:39 PM  289
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/20/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/20/2023    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/20/2023    
H   Left pending in committee      03/20/2023    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/11/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/11/2023    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/11/2023    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/18/2023     1709
H   Committee report distributed      04/18/2023   07:21 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/19/2023    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/20/2023    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      04/25/2023    
H   Read 2nd time      04/25/2023     1977
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      04/25/2023     1978
H   Amended   1-Slawson   04/25/2023     1978
H   Amendment fails of adoption   2-Tinderholt   04/25/2023     1980
H   Record vote   RV#483   04/25/2023     1980
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/25/2023     1981
H   Amendment fails of adoption   3-Tinderholt   04/25/2023     1981
H   Record vote   RV#484   04/25/2023     1982
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/25/2023     1982
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/25/2023     1983
H   Read 3rd time      04/26/2023     2060
H   Amended   1-Slawson   04/26/2023     2060
H   Passed as amended      04/26/2023     2060
H   Record vote   RV#510   04/26/2023     2060
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/26/2023     2061
H   Reported engrossed      04/26/2023   04:53 PM  2343
S   Received from the House      04/27/2023     1370
S   Read first time      05/04/2023     1576
S   Referred to State Affairs      05/04/2023     1576
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/15/2023    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/15/2023    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/15/2023    
S   Left pending in committee      05/15/2023    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/16/2023     1985
S   Considered in public hearing      05/17/2023    
S   Vote taken in committee      05/17/2023    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/19/2023     2238
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/21/2023     2326
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/21/2023    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/21/2023   06:09 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/22/2023    
S   Corrected comm. report printed & distributed      05/22/2023   12:46 AM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/23/2023     2538
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/23/2023    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/23/2023     2510
S   Read 2nd time      05/23/2023     2511
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hughes   05/23/2023     2511
S   Amended      05/23/2023     2513
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2023     2513
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Menéndez   05/23/2023     2513
S   Amendment withdrawn      05/23/2023     2514
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/23/2023     2514
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2023     2514
S   Three day rule suspended      05/23/2023     2514
S   Record vote      05/23/2023     2514
S   Read 3rd time      05/23/2023     2514
S   Passed      05/23/2023     2514
S   Record vote      05/23/2023     2514
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/24/2023     5288
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/25/2023   12:35 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/25/2023   12:36 PM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/26/2023     5629
H   House requests conference committee      05/26/2023     5629
H   House appoints conferees      05/26/2023     5629
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/26/2023     3001
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/26/2023     3001
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2023     3001
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/26/2023     3007
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/26/2023     3008
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/26/2023     5893
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2023     5893
H   House discharges conferees      05/28/2023     6177
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/28/2023     6177
H   Record vote   RV#2237   05/28/2023     6177
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2023     6177
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/28/2023     6177
S   House discharges conferees-reported      05/28/2023     3194
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/28/2023     3194
H   Reported enrolled      05/29/2023   07:29 AM  6488
H   Signed in the House      05/29/2023     6485
S   Signed in the Senate      05/29/2023     3303
E   Sent to the Governor      05/30/2023     6489
E   Signed by the Governor      06/13/2023     6491
E   See remarks for effective date      06/13/2023