CS/SB 752: Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Simon
Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses; Requiring that certain articles or broadcasts be removed from any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control within a specified period to limit damages for defamation; providing persons in certain positions relating to newspapers with immunity for defamation if such persons exercise due care to prevent publication or utterance of such a statement; declaring that the continued appearance on any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control of a published statement determined to be false is deemed to be a new publication of the false statement for certain purposes and that the owner, licensee, or operator is not entitled to a certain privilege, etc.
- Judiciary (JU)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/13/2025 Senate • Filed
2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
3/13/2025 Senate • Now in Commerce and Tourism
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
3/26/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
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CS/SB 752, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2025 at 4:05 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 667 (c1) Liability for Defamatory Statements Grow Similar Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 8:30 AM Commerce and Tourism 6 Yeas - 3 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 770.02 Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper or broadcast station. Page 1 (pdf) 770.04 Civil liability of radio or television broadcasting stations; care to prevent publication or utterance required. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 752, Original Filed Version Posted 2/13/2025 at 4:40 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 667 Liability for Defamatory Statements Grow Similar Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 528050 - Amendment
Delete lines 39 - 82 and insert:Judiciary
(Simon)3/12/2025
8:43 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/12/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/12/2025 8:30 AM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 770.02 Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper or broadcast station. Page 1 (pdf) 770.04 Civil liability of radio or television broadcasting stations; care to prevent publication or utterance required. Page 2 (pdf)