CS/SB 1780 -  Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses

by Judiciary and Brodeur
Requiring that certain articles or broadcasts be removed from the Internet within a specified period to limit damages for defamation; providing persons in certain positions relating to newspapers with immunity for defamation if such persons exercise due care to prevent publication or utterance of such a statement; providing venue for damages for a defamation or privacy tort based on material broadcast over radio or television; providing a rebuttable presumption that a publisher of a false statement acted with actual malice in certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 03/08/24 S Died in Fiscal Policy on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/05/24 2:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/6/2024 10:59:20 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/2/2024 1:58:11 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Fiscal Policy Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time Time: 02/06/2024 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/06/2024 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 Time: 02/05/2024 - 8:08 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/31/2024 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/11/2024 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy Time: 01/11/2024 - 7:56 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2024 - 8:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __