Senate passes revised data-portability bill after technical feasibility fight
Mar 5, 2026
After hours of technical questioning and a failed repeal substitute, the Senate passed a revised third substitute to House Bill 408 requiring social platforms to support user-selected data portability and interoperability, with safe-harbor provisions and a later effective date for implementation.
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Senate members passed a third substitute to House Bill 408, a measure intended to expand social-media data portability and interoperability while building in protections for companies facing short-term technical failures.
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