CS/SB 174: Truth in Campaigning Act
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Grant
Truth in Campaigning Act; provides statement of legislative intent; 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.
Effective Date: 01/01/2000
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/2/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/8/1999 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice
1/12/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/20/99, 1:00 pm, Room-309C
1/20/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Ethics and Elections
1/22/1999 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice -SJ 00026; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/20/99, 1:00 pm, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Ethics and Elections -SJ 00014; Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00014; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/03/99, 10:45 am, Room-37S
3/3/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Criminal Justice -SJ 00131; CS read first time on 03/05/99 -SJ 00131
3/5/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00131
4/30/1999 Senate • Died on Calendar
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CS/SB 174, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:54 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/4/1999 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 451 Truth in Campaigning Act Posey Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died on Calendar
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 174, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:54 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/6/1999 (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.