Tallahassee, FL: Today in returning messages, House Bill 1 came back to the House Floor via the Senate. The bill was amended to include HB3 but still did not include an option for parental consent. Here is Rep. Eskamani’s statement in response:
“I cannot in good conscience vote for legislation that is likely unconstitutional. Though I agree more needs to be done in protecting our youth on social media, this bill continues to go too far in taking away parents’ rights and banning social media usage — and thus First Amendment Rights — for young Floridians. It wasn’t that long ago that this legislature passed a bill to prohibit tech companies from de-platforming individuals, and here we are de-platforming young people. The irony has no bounds. ”