This is Something to Think About 03.05.24 “Kids Social Media Ban Gets DeSantis Veto, Now A New Ban Revived in HB 3”
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Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”
Air Date Tuesday, March 5, 2024
“Kids Social Media Ban Gets DeSantis Veto, Now A New Ban Revived in HB 3”
Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed HB 1, the number one priority of Florida House Speaker Paul Renner. In his veto message, the Governor indicated a compromise was worked out with the House and Senate to alleviate his concerns over the bill’s constitutionality and parental rights protection.
In the vetoed HB 1, children under 16 were banned from obtaining social media accounts.
Monday, Senate Sponsor Erin Grall offered the Florida Senate amended language on House Bill 3, containing revised language to the vetoed HB 1, which is agreeable to the Governor.
Children under 14 are not allowed to have social media accounts in the new language. Children between 14 and 15 must obtain parental consent to access a social media platform.
The Senate adopted and passed HB 3, and the Florida House and Governor DeSantis will concur.
Bill Bunkley is an 18-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays across central Florida from 3 to 6 pm. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, which serves as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 28 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church.
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