Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 151
Stop Social Media Censorship Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "STOP SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES; TO AUTHORIZE A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE USER TO BRING A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE FOR CENSORING THE WEBSITE USER'S POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS SPEECH OR USING AN ALGORITHM TO DISFAVOR, SHADOWBAN OR CENSOR THE USER'S RELIGIOUS SPEECH OR POLITICAL SPEECH; TO PROVIDE FOR DAMAGES RELATING TO A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Billy Adam Calvert, Troy Smith, Steve Hopkins, Brady Williamson
Its course
January 8 to February 2, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days
Judiciary AJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 8 – Feb 2
- Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives