Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2706
Social media; set certain requirements against content depicting tobacco or nicotine for minors.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FROM DISPLAYING MATERIAL THAT COULD EASILY INFLUENCE MINORS TO ENGAGE IN THE HARMFUL MISUSE OF TOBACCO OR NICOTINE PRODUCTS; TO NOTE THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS OPPOSED TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT DEPICTING HARMFUL MISUSE OF TOBACCO OR NICOTINE PRODUCTS; TO NOTE THAT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI HAS AN INTEREST IN PROTECTING MINORS FROM SUCH CONTENT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO REQUIRE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO ENACT POLICIES WHICH ADDRESS AND RESPOND TO RISKS OF HARM TO MINORS INVOLVING TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR USERS TO REPORT CONTENT WHICH DEPICTS THE HARMFUL MISUSE OF TOBACCO OR NICOTINE PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO CONSIDER CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CONTENT REPORTED ACCORDING TO THIS ACT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 19 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 SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 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 Senate Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate