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Senate committee advances online-safety bill for minors after debate; key amendments fail
Summary
The Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee voted to advance SB 5708 to Ways and Means after rejecting a proposed substitute and a school-instruction amendment. Lawmakers debated enforceability, legal risk and whether schools should teach internet-safety as part of health classes.
The Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee advanced Senate Bill 5708 to the Ways and Means Committee after debate and the rejection of several amendments.
The bill would impose requirements and restrictions on online services, applications and devices likely to be used by minors — including requirements around age estimation, data collection, profiling and options offered to users. Committee staff described a proposed substitute (C) that would have required device manufacturers, operating system providers and application stores to provide age signals and parental-consent controls, and noted enforcement…
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