Mississippi Senate Bill 2531

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act; To Define Terms; To Specify The Types Of Digital Service Providers To Be Affected By This Act; To Prohibit Digital Service Providers From Entering Agreements To Create Accounts With Individuals Who Have Not Registered Their Age With The Provider; To Require The Digital Service Providers To Limit Collection And Use Of Personal Identifying Information When Entering Into An Agreement With A Known Minor; To Prohibit A Digital Service Provider From Collecting A Minor's Precise Geolocation Data, Displaying Targeted Advertisements Involving Harmful Material To A Known Minor, Or Sharing, Disclosing Or Selling A Known Minor's Personal Identifying Information Unless Required By Certain Circumstances; To Require A Digital Service Provider To Develop And Implement A Strategy To Prevent A Known Minor's Exposure To Harmful Material; To Note That This Act Does Not Create A Private Right Of Action For A Violation Except For Certain Purposes; To Amend Section 75-24-5 To Include Sections 1 Through 8 Of This Act In A List Of Prohibited Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practices Or Acts; And For Related Purposes.

Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act; enact.

Sen. Bart Williams [R]

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
75	24	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2531.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2531IN.htm