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Introduced
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
In Committee
03/06/2025
03/06/2025
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.; defining terms; requiring a developer to, beginning on a specified date, make specific determinations 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 definitions and defining terms; 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 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; deleting provisions relating to public records exemptions and the Open Government Sunset Review Act; removing the definition of the term “proprietary information”; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 501.1741, F.S.; requiring covered manufacturers 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 establishes comprehensive requirements for online platforms, device manufacturers, and application developers to protect minors from accessing harmful online materials. Beginning January 1, 2026, developers of applications likely to be accessed by children must determine their audience composition and provide parental control features such as managing account linkages, content appropriateness, and daily usage time limits. Covered manufacturers (like device and operating system makers) must implement age verification mechanisms, including determining or estimating a user's age during device activation and providing digital age signals that categorize users into age brackets (under 13, 13-16, 16-18, and 18+). Application stores must obtain parental consent for users under 16 downloading applications and provide mechanisms for developers to verify user ages. The bill allows the Attorney General to enforce these requirements, with potential civil penalties up to $50,000 for violations, but requires a 45-day notice and cure period before initiating enforcement actions. The legislation aims to create a standardized approach to protecting minors online while providing some flexibility for technological implementation and maintaining non-discriminatory practices across platforms.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Commerce and Tourism (on 06/16/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1438 |
| Analysis - Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1438/Analyses/2025s01438.pre.cm.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1438/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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