Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 4
Author
Existing law provides that libel is a false and unprivileged written publication that injures the reputation and that slander is a false and unprivileged publication, orally uttered, that injures the reputation, as specified. Existing law makes certain publications and communications privileged and therefore protected from civil action, including complaints of sexual harassment by an employee, without malice, to an employer based on credible evidence and communications between the employer and interested persons regarding a complaint of sexual harassment. This bill would include among those privileged communications a communication made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination, as defined, and would specify the attorney's fees and damages available to a prevailing defendant in any defamation action brought against that defendant for making that communication.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 670, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 3196.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 5. Page 2388.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 13).
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 60. Noes 2. Page 1264.)
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 8. Noes 0.) (March 21).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB933 | HTML |
| 02/14/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/22/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/25/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/12/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/10/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/17/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 03/24/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/09/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/16/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/06/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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