Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log

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Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log; defines web log as a website or webpage that contains an online journal containing news, comments and offers hyperlinks provided by the writer.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 15, 2025
Last action: Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 289 days quiet

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