Donald Wagner
- Republican
Author
Under existing law, in any action for damages for the publication of a libel in a newspaper or of a slander by a radio broadcast, the plaintiff is required to recover no more than special damages unless a correction is demanded and the correction is not published or broadcast. If a correction is demanded and the correction is not published or broadcast in a specified manner in the newspaper or on the broadcasting station, existing law authorizes the plaintiff to recover general, special, and exemplary damages provided certain requirements are met. The bill would revise these provisions relating to libel to provide that the publication of a libel be in a daily or weekly news publication, as defined. This bill would also make legislative findings regarding libel.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 343, Statutes of 2015.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2729.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2748.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2310.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 14).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1619.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB998 | HTML |
| 02/26/15 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/25/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/15 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/15 - Chaptered |
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