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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 250

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Relating to: state and local governmental use of certain mobile or online software applications and electronic devices.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, no official, employee, or contractor of a state agency or local

governmental unit, other than a law enforcement officer for law enforcement

purposes, may access or use a mobile or online software application prohibited under

the bill, as specified below, using an electronic device that is owned, operated, or

leased by a state agency or local governmental unit. Additionally, the bill prohibits

any state agency or local governmental unit from owning, operating, or leasing any

electronic device prohibited under the bill.

The bill provides that all of the following mobile or online software applications

and their successor applications and all mobile or online software applications and

all electronic devices manufactured, developed, owned, or provided by the following

entities, or a parent, subsidiary, or successor of the entity, are prohibited software

applications and devices:

1. TikTok.

2. ByteDance Limited.

3. Huawei Technologies.

4. ZTE Corporation.

5. Hytera Communications Corporation.

6. Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company.

7. Zhejiang Dahua Technology Company.

8. Tencent QQ.

9. QQ Wallet.

10. WeChat.

11. Tencent Holdings.

12. Alibaba Group.

13. AliPay.

14. Kaspersky Lab.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tomczyk (R)

15 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Rettinger (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Apr 20, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bradley, Stroebel and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Rettinger, Allen, Bodden, Brandtjen, Donovan, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers

  2. Apr 20, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1