Florida · Senate Bill 752 · 2025 Regular Session

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

SB 752 Sponsored by Corey Simon Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 25, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

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…

Read the full title (110 words)

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.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 · Senate Judiciary8–2 vote
  1. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  3. CommitteeNow in Commerce and Tourism · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 · Senate Commerce and Tourism6–3 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 Passed 8–2
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 Passed 6–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Corey SimonR Primary sponsor · District 3
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.