CS/HB 7015 Summary

• Adds public records exemption for information received by the Attorney General during investigations into social media platform antitrust violations, keeping such information confidential and exempt until investigation is completed or becomes inactive.

• Adds parallel public records exemption for the Department of Legal Affairs regarding investigations into violations by social media platforms under section 501.2041.

• Specifies that certain information must remain confidential and exempt after investigation completion, including personal identifying information, computer forensic reports, data security weaknesses, proprietary business information, and trade secrets.

• Defines "proprietary business information" as information owned by the business, intended to be private, not previously disclosed except as required by law, and not publicly available or readily ascertainable.

• Subjects both exemptions to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and automatically repeals them on October 2, 2026, unless the Legislature reenacts them; effective date contingent on HB 7013 or similar legislation becoming law.