SB111

The amendment narrowed the definition of "open protocol" by removing requirements that social media services be able to "access, contribute to, and synchronize" user data, replacing this with a simpler standard focused on facilitating data exchange across services. It also deleted an entire subsection governing how social media services communicate and exchange data with each other, which weakens the interoperability mandate by reducing specificity about implementation requirements.

The amendment renumbered several statutory definitions (changing section references from 26.77.27 to 26.77.28) and added new definitions for "open protocol," "personal data," and "social media company/service" while refining the definition of social media services to specify that connecting users is a "primary function" rather than just any connecting activity. This BROADENS the bill by establishing clearer, more comprehensive definitions that strengthen the framework for requiring social media companies to provide user data and maintain interoperable interfaces.

The amendment changed the bill's scope from regulating social media companies' data-sharing practices to defining terminology for South Dakota's Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, essentially gutting the original data privacy bill and replacing it with technical definitions related to electronic records and blockchain technology. This transforms the bill from a consumer protection measure into a general commercial law amendment that only incidentally defines "social media service" and "personal data" as part of broader uniform commercial code language.

The amendment converted the bill from House Engrossed to Enrolled status and renumbered the statutory section reference from 26.77.29 to 26.77.30 while adding a new definition for "Open protocol" related to social media interoperability—this is a technical legislative housekeeping change that clarifies the bill's definitions without altering its substantive purpose of requiring social media companies to share user data and maintain interoperable interfaces.