Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Technology Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1260
Texting software providers; require to ensure certain encryption and notification features when transmitting text messages.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE TEXTING SOFTWARE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE CERTAIN ENCRYPTION AND NOTIFICATION FEATURES WHEN PERSONS SEND OR RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY USED HEREIN; TO REQUIRE TEXTING SOFTWARE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THAT TEXT MESSAGE DATA IS ENCRYPTED AND SENT OVER A NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS THE ENCRYPTION, THAT MEDIA SENT IN THE TEXT MESSAGE IS SENT AND RECEIVED IN ITS ORIGINAL QUALITY WITHOUT DEGRADATION, AND THAT TEXT MESSAGE SENDERS AND RECEIVERS RECEIVE REAL-TIME NOTIFICATIONS THAT A PERSON IS TYPING A MESSAGE TO THEM AND WHETHER A SENT MESSAGE HAS BEEN READ, IF THE USERS HAVE ENABLED SUCH FUNCTIONS ON THEIR DEVICE; TO PERMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING ACTIONS AGAINST TEXTING SOFTWARE PROVIDERS THAT VIOLATE THIS ACT AND REQUIRE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR ADDRESSING THE VIOLATION; TO EXEMPT THE NETWORK PROVIDER OVER WHICH THE TEXT MESSAGE IS SENT FROM LIABILITY; 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
Its course
February 15 to March 5, 2024, 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 RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days
TechnologyFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 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 Feb 15 – Mar 5
- Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Technology
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 15Referred To TechnologyHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives