SB 2152
AN ACT relating to third-party software providers' ability to manage
Senate Bill • Bettencourt
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to Senate committee
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What This Bill Does
relating to third-party software providers' ability to manage
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to third-party software providers' ability to manage certain users' social media accounts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 120, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Section 120.1031 to read as follows: Sec. 120.1031. THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDERS. A social media platform shall create, maintain, and make available to third-party software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces through which a child or a parent or guardian of a child may delegate permission to a third-party software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of the child on the social media platform on the SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to third-party software providers' ability to manage
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