The Florida Senate

HB 1035: Media Accuracy & Fairness Act

GENERAL BILL by Allen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Paul ; Mayfield ; Bense ; Johnson

Media Accuracy & Fairness Act; creates said act; provides circumstances under which person may maintain civil action for defamation; provides procedure re disclosure of evidence or falsity re alleged defamatory statement; provides requirements for timely & sufficient correction or clarification; provides requirements & procedure re offer to correct or clarify prior to trial, etc. Creates 770.011; repeals 770.01,.02.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/7/2001	House	• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00137
  3/12/2001	House	• Referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00194
  3/30/2001	House	• On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 04/03/01, 8:00 am, 212-K --Not considered
  4/10/2001	House	• On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 04/12/01, 9:15 am, 212-K
  4/12/2001	House	• Favorable by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 6 NAYS 4 -HJ 00535
  4/13/2001	House	• Now in Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC) -HJ 00535
  5/4/2001	House	• Died in Committee on Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC)

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• HB 1035, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2001 at 1:53 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judicial Oversight (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2001 (pdf) Judicial Oversight (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2001 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1628 (c1)	Civil Actions for Libel	Bronson	Similar	Last Action: 5/4/2001 S Died on Calendar Location:

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  770.01	Notice condition precedent to action or prosecution for libel or slander.
  770.011
  770.02	Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper or broadcast station.

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