Legislation to require social media companies to verify a user’s age advances from a Senate committee. Covington Senator Patrick McMath’s bill would restrict a minor’s use unless there’s parental consent. McMath says former social media employees have testified about the danger of algorithms they once developed have on juveniles.
McMath says the increase in cyberbullying and teen suicides is related to the use of social media.
Kouri Marshall with the Chamber of Progress, a trade group that represents technology companies, spoke in opposition because the bill undercuts the privacy of every social media user in an effort to protect children.
Senate Bill 162 with amendments passed in committee without opposition and advances to the Senate floor.
A resolution to create a Task Force to review protocols and safety for officers involved in high-speed police pursuits was approved today by a Senate Committee. Port Allen Senator Caleb Kleinpeter says many law enforcement officers agree guidelines are needed to set policies for chases.
The resolution is in response to teen teenage girls who were killed during a high speed chase New Year’s Eve.
A Senate committee advances a bill to increase penalties for producing drugs with fentanyl in them. Bill sponsor and Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says harsher punishment will decrease dealership. She says the same thing worked when heroin was a problem decades ago…:
Cut 10 (08) “…someplace else.”
The bill gives a minimum 10 years for a first conviction. Unopposed in committee, it moves to the Senate floor.