Platform Accountability & Content Moderation legislation in TX

16 bills in Texas. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.

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Enacted (2)

HB 3133 — Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.enacted
Latest action 2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1833 — Relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties.enacted
Latest action 2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25

Died or failed (14)

HB 270 — Relating to disasters, including the regulation of social media platforms, disaster relief organizations, and disaster volunteers; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-08-04: Filed
SB 1626 — Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-27: Placed on General State Calendar
HB 186 — Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-27: Co-sponsor authorized
SB 2637 — Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-22: Reported favorably as substituted
HB 3694 — Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media and to the removal of certain intimate visual depictions published on online platforms without the consent of the person depicted; increasing criminal penalties.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-19: Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 3862 — Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-14: Placed on General State Calendar
HB 2695 — Relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-14: Laid on the table subject to call
HB 2874 — Relating to the inclusion of provenance data on content shared on social media platforms.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-14: Placed on General State Calendar
HB 499 — Relating to a warning label on certain social media platforms concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues.withdrawn
Latest action 2025-04-29: Received from the House
HB 4456 — Relating to requiring social media platforms to verify the age of account holders on the platform.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-03: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
HB 4338 — Relating to the use of safety management software for children on large social media platforms.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-01: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
HB 4087 — Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-27: Referred to State Affairs
HB 2173 — Relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-14: Referred to Public Health
HB 921 — Relating to statutory damages in actions brought by social media users against social media platforms for prohibited censorship.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-06: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence