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Introduced
02/24/2025
02/24/2025
In Committee
03/02/2025
03/02/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to online access to materials harmful to minors; creating s. 282.803, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring a developer to, beginning on a specified date, make specific determination about covered applications, provide notice to application stores about such applications, and provide certain features for parents to protect a user that is a child; requiring a covered manufacturer to, beginning on a specified date, take certain steps to determine specified information about the user, provide certain notices, and provide developers of covered applications with a specified means to verify the age of a user; providing requirements for devices sold before a specified date; providing construction; requiring an application store to establish nondiscriminatory practices; providing for enforcement actions by the Attorney General; providing an affirmative defense; providing a limitation on liability for a covered manufacturer under certain circumstances; amending s. 501.1737, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; revising the age verification method used by certain commercial entities to verify the age of a person accessing certain material; providing an exception; requiring a covered manufacturer to ensure certain statutory hb931-00 requirements are met; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring an action against covered manufacturers; authorizing the imposition of civil penalties against covered manufacturers; removing certain liability and damage provisions for certain commercial entities; removing provisions relating to public records exemptions and the Open Government Sunset Review Act; removing the definition of the term "proprietary information"; creating s. 501.1741, F.S.; requiring covered manufactures to take certain steps upon activation of a device; requiring certain websites, applications, or online services to take certain actions based on the amount of material harmful to minors found on such website, application, or online service; requiring covered manufacturers to comply with statutory requirements in a nondiscriminatory manner; prohibiting covered manufacturers from taking certain actions; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to adopt rules and regulations; providing preemption; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill creates comprehensive regulations for online applications and devices to protect minors from accessing harmful materials online. Beginning January 1, 2026, developers of applications likely to be accessed by children must provide features for parents to manage their children's accounts, such as content filtering and time limits. Covered manufacturers (device and operating system makers) must take steps to determine or estimate a user's age upon device activation and provide digital signals about a user's age group to application stores. Application stores will be required to obtain parental consent for children under 16 downloading applications and provide mechanisms for parental supervision. The bill mandates that websites and applications containing material harmful to minors block access for users under 18 and provide appropriate disclaimers. The Florida Attorney General will have exclusive enforcement authority, with potential civil penalties up to $50,000 for violations. The law aims to create a standardized approach to age verification and content protection across digital platforms, with provisions designed to prevent anticompetitive practices and ensure nondiscriminatory implementation. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, giving technology companies time to prepare for compliance.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (on 06/16/2025)
Official Document
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/931 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/931/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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