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HB3564 • 2025

Modifies provisions relating to demands for correction or retraction of a defamatory statement published in an electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical.

Modifies provisions relating to demands for correction or retraction of a defamatory statement published in an electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Harbick, Representative Diehl,, Reschke,, Skarlatos,, Tran,, Yunker,, Senator Smith DB,, Starr
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 House

    Chapter 393, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-06-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-17 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-17 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-13 House

    House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 40; Excused, 20--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Elmer, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Skarlatos, Sosa, Tran, Wallan, Walters, Wright, Yunker.

  6. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 22; Excused, 8--Gorsek, Lieber, Meek, Nash, Pham, Robinson, Starr, Weber.

  7. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Second reading.

  13. 2025-05-30 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  14. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-04-21 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  18. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  19. 2025-04-17 House

    Third reading. Carried by Harbick. Passed. Ayes, 49; Excused, 6--Dobson, Helm, McDonald, Nguyen H, Sosa, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Boshart Davis, Levy E, Sanchez, Smith G, Wright.

  20. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  21. 2025-04-15 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2025 Calendar.

  22. 2025-04-14 House

    Second reading.

  23. 2025-04-10 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  24. 2025-04-07 House

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-18 House

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-02-20 House

    Referred to Judiciary.

  27. 2025-02-18 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act changes the law about how a publisher must correct or retract a statement in a digital paper. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act changes the law about how to ask a publisher to correct or retract a statement. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).</i>]
Modifies provisions relating to demands for correction or retraction of a [<i>published</i>] defamatory statement<b> published in an electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical</b>.
Relating to: Relating to published defamatory statements.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned