House Amendment 1113


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend House File 747 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 1, line 2, by inserting after the word
     1  3 <FACT> the following:  <AND CERTAIN DEROGATORY
     1  4 STATEMENTS>.
     1  5 #2.  Page 1, line 5, by inserting after the word
     1  6 <fact> the following:  <and derogatory and demeaning
     1  7 statements>.
     1  8 #3.  Page 1, line 12, by inserting after the word
     1  9 <fact> the following:  <and derogatory and demeaning
     1 10 statements>.
     1 11 #4.  Page 1, by inserting after line 18 the
     1 12 following:
     1 13    <   .  "Derogatory statement" means a statement
     1 14 intended to demean or belittle a candidate and having
     1 15 no rational relationship to the candidate's ability or
     1 16 qualifications for office.>
     1 17 #5.  Page 2, by inserting after line 7 the
     1 18 following:
     1 19    <   .  A person shall not, with actual malice,
     1 20 cause to be disseminated a derogatory statement
     1 21 concerning a candidate for public office involving the
     1 22 candidate's race, creed, color, religion, national
     1 23 origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability.>
     1 24 #6.  Page 2, line 9, by inserting after the word
     1 25 <fact> the following:  <or a derogatory statement>.
     1 26 #7.  Page 2, line 23, by inserting after the word
     1 27 <fact> the following:  <or a derogatory statement>.
     1 28 #8.  Page 2, line 33, by inserting after the word
     1 29 <fact> the following:  <or a derogatory statement>.
     1 30 #9.  Page 2, line 35, by inserting after the word
     1 31 <fact> the following:  <or a derogatory statement>.
     1 32 #10.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
     1 33 word <fact> the following:  <or certain derogatory
     1 34 statements>.
     1 35 #11.  By renumbering as necessary.
     1 36
     1 37
     1 38                               
     1 39 FORD of Polk
     1 40
     1 41
     1 42                               
     1 43 RAECKER of Polk
     1 44 HF 747.201 81
     1 45 jr/sh/208
   1 46
   1 47
   1 48
   1 49
   1 50

                              -1-