HB 757 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

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

Summary
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 status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 6, 2023 Last action Mar 8, 2024
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Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
18
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee(Amended)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
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Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
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Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Dec 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
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Alex Andrade
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