TikTok, Internet Safety Bills Advance in States

The Mississippi Senate passed a bill to ban TikTok on state government devices. The Senate voted 51-0 Thursday to pass SB-2140, sending it to the House. The same day, the Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee voted 15-0 to clear a House-passed bill (HB-1575) to require online safety education for children. Several state legislatures are considering TikTok bans. A Virginia House-passed bill cleared a Senate committee earlier this week (see 2302090032). More TikTok ban bills are set for hearing Monday. The Missouri House Homeland Security Committee plans to weigh HB-919, while the Kansas House Legislative Modernization Committee is scheduled to consider HB-2314. Nine Republican senators in Pennsylvania introduced a TikTok bill (SB-379) Thursday.