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Controversial privacy bill stalls after prolonged debate and press opposition
Summary
SB230, a proposed statutory rewrite of invasion‑of‑privacy and false‑light claims, drew extended testimony from press, defense and civil‑liberties advocates and failed to advance in committee after the motion to pass lacked a second.
Senator Hammer's SB230, revised in committee following consultation with press stakeholders, sought to codify invasion‑of‑privacy causes of action — intrusion and 'false light' — and to set pleading and proof standards for private‑party claims. The sponsor and legal counsel described the measure as an effort to clarify common law and to allow negligence‑level claims and presumed reputational damages in some circumstances.
Professor Robert Steinbach, appearing as bill counsel, walked committee members through the amended text and said the measure would adopt a negligence standard for falsity and a preponderance‑of‑the‑evidence…
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