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Senate approves strike‑all amendment to social‑media and online‑services bill after policy fixes
Summary
The Senate debated and approved a strike‑all amendment that folded fixes to several previously passed bills (data privacy, digital equity, lottery/sports wagering clarifications) into Senate Bill 1295. Sponsors said changes protect minors while preserving access to federal funding for providers.
The Connecticut Senate debated and approved a strike‑all amendment (LCO 10466) to legislation titled broadly “concerning social media platforms and online services,” folding technical fixes and negotiated language from several prior measures into one amended bill.
Senator Maroney, who summarized the amendment on the floor, said the package contains negotiated fixes to earlier bills — including changes to knowledge‑standards for identifying minors online, addition of credit card data to a sensitive‑data definition with an exclusion for payment processing, and carving out entity‑level exemptions for HIPAA entities and nonprofits.…
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