SB 752

  • Florida Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Mar 04, 2025
  • Senate
  • House
  • 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; Requiring that certain articles or broadcasts be removed from any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control within a specified period to limit damages for defamation; providing persons in certain positions relating to newspapers with immunity for defamation if such persons exercise due care to prevent publication or utterance of such a statement; declaring that the continued appearance on any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control of a published statement determined to be false is deemed to be a new publication of the false statement for certain purposes and that the owner, licensee, or operator is not entitled to a certain privilege, etc.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Jun 16, 2025

Senate

Died in Rules

May 03, 2025

Senate

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Now in Rules

Mar 25, 2025

Senate

Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3

Mar 20, 2025

Senate

On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Now in Commerce and Tourism

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

CS by Judiciary read 1st time

Senate

CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2

Senate

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

Mar 07, 2025

Senate

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

Mar 04, 2025

Senate

Introduced

Feb 25, 2025

Senate

Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules

Feb 13, 2025

Senate

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
S 752 Filed PDF HTML
S 752 c1 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
528050 - Amendment to S 752 Filed PDF HTML
Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) (3/25/2025 5:05 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) (3/24/2025 8:36 AM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (3/12/2025 3:06 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/11/2025 7:46 AM) PDF

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