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Social Media Privacy Protection Act; enact

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

GA HB 138 · House Bill · 2015_16

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsors
6
Latest action
Feb 2, 2015

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to prohibit employers from requesting username, password, or other means of accessing an account or service for the purpose of accessing personal social media through an electronic communications device of employees or prospective employees with certain exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 2, 2015

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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