FL H0757 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

Requires articles or broadcasts be removed from Internet within specified period to limit damages for defamation; provides persons in certain positions relating to newspapers with immunity for defamation if such persons exercise due care to prevent utterance of such statement; provides venue for damages for defamation; provides for award of attorney fees & damages due to plaintiff's choice of venue in certain circumstances; provides for motion for veracity hearing in defamation or privacy tort action; provides that person who uses artificial intelligence to create or edit any form of media is subject to liability.

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Title

Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-21 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2024-01-18 - House - House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-08HouseDied on Second Reading Calendar
2024-02-22HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
2024-02-22HouseBill referred to House Calendar
2024-02-21House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2024-02-21HouseCS Filed
2024-02-21HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2024-02-21HouseReported out of Judiciary Committee
2024-02-21HouseFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2024-02-19HouseAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda
2024-02-06HouseNow in Judiciary Committee
2024-02-06HouseReported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2024-02-06HouseFavorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee(Amended)
2024-02-02HouseAdded to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
2024-01-22HouseNow in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2024-01-22HouseReferred to Judiciary Committee
2024-01-22HouseReferred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2024-01-18House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2024-01-18HouseCS Filed
2024-01-18HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2024-01-18HouseReported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-18HouseFavorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-16HouseAdded to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2024-01-09House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-12-19HouseNow in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-19HouseReferred to Judiciary Committee
2023-12-19HouseReferred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-12-19HouseReferred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-06HouseFiled

Same As/Similar To

S1086 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Judiciary
S1780 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Fiscal Policy

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
77002Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77004Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77005Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77006Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77007Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77008Amended CodeSee Bill Text
770107Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77011Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77015Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/BillText/Filed/PDF
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/BillText/c1/PDF
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendmenthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Amendment/312903/PDF
Amendmenthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Amendment/823811/PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Analyses/h0757.CJS.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Analyses/h0757a.CJS.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Analyses/h0757b.RRS.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Analyses/h0757c.RRS.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Analyses/h0757d.JDC.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/757/Analyses/h0757e.JDC.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=70101&IsPCB=0&BillId=79383
Roll Callhttps://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=71478&IsPCB=0&BillId=79383
Roll Callhttps://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=72236&IsPCB=0&BillId=79383

Bill Comments

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