Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE VENUE OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTION IN LIBEL CASES AGAINST COMMUNITY OR LOCAL JOURNALIST, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST STATIONS
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2022-07-26
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00139 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE VENUE OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTION IN LIBEL CASES AGAINST COMMUNITY OR LOCAL JOURNALIST, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST STATIONS |
| ABSTRACT : Defines the terms “community or local journalist, publication or broadcast station†to a journalist or news medium that operates within a limited area of circulation or broadcast in a city, province, or region, as defined under existing laws.Seeks to address the excessive cost of litigation and inconvenience, with all sorts of pressures and threats afflicted to journalists, especially the community newspaper and broadcast practitioners and their organizations – with the intention of relieving them from the present rule venue of libel cases. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RACHEL MARGUERITE B. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2022-07-26 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Defines the terms "community or local journalist, publication or broadcast station" to a journalist or news medium that operates within a limited area of circulation or broadcast in a city, province, or region, as defined under existing laws.Seeks to address the excessive cost of litigation and inconvenience, with all sorts of pressures and threats afflicted to journalists, especially the community newspaper and broadcast practitioners and their organizations – with the intention of relieving them from the present rule venue of libel cases.
Significance