Bill > H1433

This bill, known as the "Free Flow of Information Act," aims to protect certain individuals, referred to as "covered persons," from being compelled to disclose information they have obtained while working for news media organizations. The key provisions include: (1) a prohibition on state entities from compelling covered persons to reveal their sources or any unpublished news or information they have gathered, with limited exceptions; (2) protection for supervisors, employers, and others assisting covered persons; (3) the inadmissibility of any information obtained in violation of the law; and (4) a process for a court to compel disclosure of unpublished news or information in certain circumstances, but not the identity of a source. The bill seeks to preserve the free flow of information by shielding journalists and others in the news media from being forced to reveal their confidential sources or unpublished materials.