AB 998 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Civil law: libel: damages.

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2015

Committee Review

Sep 2015

Assembly Passage

May 2015

Senate Passage

Aug 2015

Signed into Law

Sep 2015

Introduced Feb 26, 2015 Signed Sep 28, 2015

Floor votes · Senate Aug 31, 2015 · Assembly May 28, 2015

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Aug 31, 2015

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 28, 2015

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 1, 2015

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2748.).

lower

Aug 31, 2015

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0)

senate

Aug 31, 2015

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Jul 15, 2015

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 14).

upper

Jul 7, 2015

Upper · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

upper

Jun 25, 2015

Committee

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Jun 11, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 28, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (68-0-4)

assembly

Apr 13, 2015

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

lower

Apr 9, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).

lower

Mar 16, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Feb 27, 2015

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors