SB 860: Political Advertisements by Governmental Officials
GENERAL BILL by Smith
Political Advertisements by Governmental Officials; Citing this act as the “Broadcast Freedom Protection Act”; prohibiting elected and appointed officials from using or threatening to use their official authority, position, and influence to compel, coerce, induce, or intimidate broadcasters to air or refrain from airing certain political advertisements; prohibiting such officials from threatening to withhold or promise to grant state funding, permits, or other benefits to such broadcasters or initiating or threatening regulatory action, investigations, or audits against such broadcasters; providing criminal and administrative penalties, etc.
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/19/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
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SB 860, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2025 at 8:21 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 727 Use of State Resources to Influence Statewide Ballot Initiatives Rayner Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
S 216 Campaign Finance Polsky Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
S 926 Public Service Announcements by State Agencies Smith Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3262 Page 1 (pdf)