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      By: Johnson, Blanco S.B. No. 2637     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social   media platforms; providing a civil penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 120, Business & Commerce   Code, is amended by adding Section 120.0521 to read as follows:           Sec.   120.0521.     DISCLOSURE REQUIRED FOR POSTS BY BOTS. (a)   In this section, "bot account" means an account controlled by an   automated software program that is designed to impersonate or   replicate human activity online by posting content on a social   media platform.           (b)     A social media platform shall publish the disclosure   described by Subsection (c) on any content posted on the platform   that is known to be posted by a bot account.           (c)  A disclosure required by Subsection (b) must include:                 (1)     a notice that the content was posted by a bot   account; and                 (2)     a warning that content posted by a bot account may   contain misinformation.           (d)     A social media platform that violates this section is   liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $7,500 for   each violation.           (e)     The attorney general may investigate a complaint   alleging a violation of this section. If the attorney general   determines that a violation has occurred, the attorney general may   bring an action to recover the civil penalty described by   Subsection (d).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.