SB 1220: Defamation and Related Actions
GENERAL BILL by Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry
Defamation and Related Actions; Specifying that the professional journalist’s privilege does not apply to defamation or related actions; specifying that the publication of an altered or unaltered photograph, video, or audio recording may form the basis of a defamation action; specifying that a defamatory allegation is made with actual malice for purposes of a defamation action under certain circumstances; providing that the negligence standard applies in a defamation action in which the defendant does not identify the source for a defamatory statement, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2023 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2023 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Rules |
| 3/7/2023 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/16/2023 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/21/23, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/21/2023 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 |
| 3/22/2023 | Senate |
• Now in Rules |
| 3/31/2023 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/05/23, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 4/6/2023 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 4/14/2023 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 5/5/2023 | Senate |
• Died in Rules |
