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Rules committee advances House Bill 1408 after debate over social-media revenue threshold

Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee · February 26, 2026
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Summary

The Rules Committee advanced House Bill 1408, which adds social-media-related language to state law; debate centered on a revenue threshold (over $1,000,000,000) defining affected platforms and whether prominent apps such as Snapchat would be covered.

The Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee voted to advance House Bill 1408 after a brief debate about which social-media companies would be covered by the bill’s language.

Senator Rotz, the sponsor, said HB 1408 incorporates language that originated in Senate Bill 199 but was altered when the House created a new version and passed it. He told the panel the…

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