SB 1086: Defamation
GENERAL BILL by Garcia
Defamation; Providing proper venue in a county where defamatory material was accessed by a third party; providing that publication of certain media forms the basis of a defamation action; designating the “Protection of Public Figures from False Narratives and Defamation Law”; prohibiting journalists and media outlets from knowingly publishing or disseminating a false narrative or defamatory material about a public figure; providing an alternative standard of proof for actions where the defendant does not identify the source of the defamatory material or when the defamatory action is unrelated to a plaintiff’s status as a public figure, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/27/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Judiciary
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SB 1086, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/27/2023 at 10:31 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 757 (c2) Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses Civil Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar 
S 1780 (c1) Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses Brodeur Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 770.001 Page 1 (pdf) 770.05 Limitation of choice of venue. Page 2 (pdf) 770.09 Page 2 (pdf) 770.11 Page 2 (pdf)