Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses
Summary
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 status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was amended to clarify that media outlets must remove defamatory content from any website they control, not just the Internet broadly, and to specify that this requirement applies to websites over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control. The changes also updated language to be more precise about what constitutes a 'new publication' when defamatory content remains online after notice of falsity.
Scope change
The scope was refined to specify 'any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control' instead of just 'the Internet', making the requirement more specific to the media outlet's own platforms.
REQUIREMENT
Changed 'removed from the Internet' to 'removed from any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control' to clarify that the removal requirement applies specifically to websites controlled by the media outlet rather than the entire Internet.
Updated language to specify 'any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control' when describing where defamatory statements must be removed, making the requirement more specific to the media outlet's own platforms.
TECHNICAL
Added metadata headers including bill number, committee information, and effective date to the document structure.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
5
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Corey Simon
RRepublican
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