Liability for Defamatory Statements

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Liability for Defamatory Statements; Requires that certain articles or broadcasts be removed from specified websites 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 publication of defamatory statement.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Mar 27, 2025CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2. Mar 27, 2025HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
3. Mar 27, 2025HouseCS Filed
4. Mar 27, 2025House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
5. Mar 28, 2025CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
6. Mar 28, 2025CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
7. May 3, 2025HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
8. Jun 16, 2025CommitteeDied in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• J.J. GrowR Primary sponsor · District 23
• CJ Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Sponsoring committee