Bill:  SB 12 
Legislative Session: 87(R)
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Last Action:05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for social media platforms and to the censorship of users' expressions by an interactive computer service.
Author:Hughes | Bettencourt | Campbell | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Perry | Schwertner | Springer
Coauthor:Creighton | Hall | Hancock | Paxton | Taylor
Sponsor:Sanford | Metcalf | Smithee
Cosponsor:Anderson | Biedermann | Bonnen | Cain | Ellzey | Hefner | Hull | Klick | Parker | Paul | Schaefer | Spiller | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt
Subjects:Business & Commerce--General (I0050)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE (S2425)
INTERNET (S0130)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
Companion:HB 2587 by Sanford, Identical
HB 3106 by Toth, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=5   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Postponed   5/25/21 11:30 PM   05/25/2021     4005
 Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)   05/25/2021     4005
 Laid out as postponed business      05/25/2021     4005
 Postponed   5/25/21 7:40 PM   05/25/2021     3993
 Laid out as postponed business      05/25/2021     3993
 Postponed   5/25/21 10:00 AM   05/24/2021     3867
 Laid out as postponed business      05/24/2021     3867
 Postponed   5/24/21 8:00 PM   05/24/2021     3853
 Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)   05/24/2021     3852
 Amended   1-Sanford   05/24/2021     3852
 Laid out as postponed business      05/24/2021     3851
 Postponed   5/24/21 5:15 PM   05/24/2021     3839
 Read 2nd time      05/24/2021     3839
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/24/2021    
 Considered in Calendars      05/20/2021    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/20/2021    
 Committee report distributed      05/19/2021   06:19 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/19/2021     3518
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/14/2021    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/14/2021    
 Referred to State Affairs      04/06/2021   03:50 PM  856
 Read first time      04/06/2021     856
 Received from the Senate      04/01/2021     841
 Reported engrossed      04/01/2021     584
 Remarks ordered printed      04/01/2021     556
 Record vote      04/01/2021     556
 Passed      04/01/2021     556
 Read 3rd time      04/01/2021     556
 Record vote      04/01/2021     555
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/01/2021     555
 Co-author authorized      04/01/2021     545
 Record vote      03/30/2021     497
 Passed to engrossment as amended      03/30/2021     497
 Record vote      03/30/2021     497
 Amendment fails of adoption      03/30/2021     497
 Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Gutierrez   03/30/2021     497
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/30/2021     497
 Amended      03/30/2021     496
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Blanco   03/30/2021     496
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/30/2021     496
 Amended      03/30/2021     496
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hughes   03/30/2021     496
 Read 2nd time      03/30/2021     496
 Record vote      03/30/2021     496
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/30/2021     495
 Co-author authorized      03/30/2021     497
 Placed on intent calendar      03/23/2021    
 Co-author authorized      03/23/2021     356
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/22/2021   02:18 PM 
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/22/2021     348
 Considered in public hearing      03/15/2021    
 Left pending in committee      03/08/2021    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/08/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      03/08/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/08/2021    
 Referred to State Affairs      03/03/2021     143
 Read first time      03/03/2021     143
 Filed      03/01/2021    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/01/2021