CS/SB 702: Truth in Campaigning Act
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casas ; Latvala ; Lee
Truth in Campaigning Act; provides statement of legislative intent re Truth in Campaigning Act; expands applicability of prohibition against making false or malicious charges against, or false statements about, candidates; eliminates requirement of actual malice in prohibition against making false statements about candidates & provides for personal liability with respect thereto; clarifies & provides penalties. Amends 104.271.
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Ways and Means
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/20/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/28/1998 Senate • Referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Ways and Means -SJ 00048
4/1/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Executive Business, Ethics and Elections, 04/06/98, 10:15 am, Room-309C
4/6/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Executive Business, Ethics and Elections -SJ 00407
4/7/1998 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00407
4/15/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/20/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37)
4/20/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Criminal Justice -SJ 00813; CS read first time on 04/22/98 -SJ 00815
4/22/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00813
5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Ways and Means
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CS/SB 702, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/1998 at 7:43 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/21/1998 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 651 (e3) Truth in Campaigning Act Posey Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Executive Business, Ethics and Elections
Location:Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 104.271 False or malicious charges against, or false statements about, opposing candidates; penalty. -
SB 702, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/1998 at 4:52 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Executive Business, Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/10/1998 (pdf)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 104.271 False or malicious charges against, or false statements about, opposing candidates; penalty.