CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 998 AUTHOR(S) : Wagner. TOPIC : Civil law: libel: damages. +LAST AMENDED DATE : 06/25/2015 TYPE OF BILL : Inactive Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required Non-State-Mandated Local Program Non-Fiscal Non-Tax Levy LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 09/28/2015 LAST HIST. ACTION : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 343, Statutes of 2015. COMM. LOCATION : SEN JUDICIARY TITLE : An act to amend Section 48a of the Civil Code, relating to libel.