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SB2637 • 2025

Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
05/22/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  2. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

  11. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  12. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  14. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  22. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  23. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  27. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  29. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  33. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  34. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  35. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2637 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Johnson, Blanco

S.B. No. 2637

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social

media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 120, Business & Commerce

Code, is amended by adding Section 120.0521 to read as follows:

Sec.

120.0521.

DISCLOSURE REQUIRED FOR POSTS BY BOTS. (a)

In this section, "bot account" means an account controlled by an

automated software program that is designed to impersonate or

replicate human activity online by posting content on a social

media platform.

(b)

A social media platform shall publish the disclosure

described by Subsection (c) on any content posted on the platform

that is known to be posted by a bot account.

(c) A disclosure required by Subsection (b) must include:

(1)

a notice that the content was posted by a bot

account; and

(2)

a warning that content posted by a bot account may

contain misinformation.

(d)

A social media platform that violates this section is

liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $7,500 for

each violation.

(e)

The attorney general may investigate a complaint

alleging a violation of this section. If the attorney general

determines that a violation has occurred, the attorney general may

bring an action to recover the civil penalty described by

Subsection (d).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.