Bill Commons

FL SB 898

dead

Online Media Transparency

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 898 pass?

No. FL SB 898 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Commerce and Tourism

What is FL SB 898 about?

Online Media Transparency; Creating the "Online Media Transparency Act"; requiring certain content creators to clearly and conspicuously disclose any sponsorship within any related media content; providing that failure to disclose a sponsorship constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice; requiring a content creator who receives sponsorship from a foreign principal of a foreign country to file a certain disclosure with the Department of State, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 898?

Garcia is the primary sponsor of FL SB 898.

Description

Online Media Transparency; Creating the "Online Media Transparency Act"; requiring certain content creators to clearly and conspicuously disclose any sponsorship within any related media content; providing that failure to disclose a sponsorship constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice; requiring a content creator who receives sponsorship from a foreign principal of a foreign country to file a certain disclosure with the Department of State, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Garciaprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Commerce and Tourism

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-08

    On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed

  4. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-12-15

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

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