HB 757

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses

Bill Subjects

Torts

Abstract

Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses; Requires articles or broadcasts be removed from Internet within specified period to limit damages for defamation; provides persons in certain positions relating to newspapers with immunity for defamation if such persons exercise due care to prevent utterance of such statement; provides venue for damages for defamation; provides for award of attorney fees & damages due to plaintiff's choice of venue in certain circumstances; provides for motion for veracity hearing in defamation or privacy tort action; provides that person who uses artificial intelligence to create or edit any form of media is subject to liability.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Civil Justice Subcommittee

     
Primary

Judiciary Committee

     
Primary

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2024

House

Died on Second Reading Calendar

Feb 22, 2024

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

Bill referred to House Calendar

Feb 21, 2024

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

House

CS Filed

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

House

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

Feb 19, 2024

House

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

Feb 06, 2024

House

Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee(Amended)

House

Now in Judiciary Committee

House

Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Feb 02, 2024

House

Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda

Jan 22, 2024

House

Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

House

Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

Jan 18, 2024

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

House

CS Filed

House

Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee

House

Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee

Jan 16, 2024

House

Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda

Jan 09, 2024

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Dec 19, 2023

House

Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee

House

Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

House

Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Dec 06, 2023

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 757 Filed PDF
H 757 c1 PDF
H 757 c2 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
823811 - Amendment to H 757 Filed PDF
312903 - Amendment to H 757 Filed PDF
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/21/2024 5:40 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/6/2024 3:53 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/18/2024 4:47 PM) PDF

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