Florida Senate Bill 1220 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Defamation and Related Actions

Sen. Jason Brodeur [R]

Sen. Keith Perry [R]

2023-03-21 - Senate - Senate Judiciary (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	Senate	Died in Rules
2023-04-14	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2023-04-06	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2023-03-31	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/05/23, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2023-03-22	Senate	Now in Rules
2023-03-21	Senate	Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
2023-03-16	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/21/23, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2023-03-07	Senate	Introduced
2023-03-06	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Rules
2023-02-27	Senate	Filed

H991 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Judiciary Committee
H951 (Similar To) 2023-02-21 - Withdrawn prior to introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	304		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	295		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	045		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
770	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
90	5015		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220/BillText/Filed/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220/Analyses/2023s01220.pre.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220/Analyses/2023s01220.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220/Analyses/2023s01220.pre.rc.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220/Vote/2023-03-21%200230PM~S01220%20Vote%20Record.PDF