CS/SB 174: Truth in Campaigning Act
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Grant
Truth in Campaigning Act; provides statement of legislative intent; expands applicability of prohibition against making false or malicious charges against, or false statements about, candidates; eliminates requirement of actual malice in prohibition against making false statements about candidates & provides for personal liability with respect thereto; clarifies & provides penalties. Amends 104.271.
Effective Date: 01/01/2000
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/2/1998 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/8/1999 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice |
| 1/12/1999 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/20/99, 1:00 pm, Room-309C |
| 1/20/1999 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: Favorable by Ethics and Elections |
| 1/22/1999 | Senate |
• Now in Criminal Justice |
| 3/2/1999 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice -SJ 00026; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/20/99, 1:00 pm, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Ethics and Elections -SJ 00014; Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00014; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/03/99, 10:45 am, Room-37S |
| 3/3/1999 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-CS by Criminal Justice -SJ 00131; CS read first time on 03/05/99 -SJ 00131 |
| 3/5/1999 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00131 |
| 4/30/1999 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar |