File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 532/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rosenberg, Harkins, Fry, Jacobs, McIntosh, Perry, Preis,
Bonsack, Bobo, Pitkin, and Dembrow
- Entitled:
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Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Granting qualified immunity from civil liability to a defendant in a
strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit) who, when
communicating with a government body or the public at large, in good
faith, exercises rights under the First Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution or certain articles of the Maryland Declaration of Rights
regarding certain matters; allowing a defendant in a SLAPP suit to
file a counterclaim; allowing a defendant to move to dismiss the
alleged SLAPP suit; etc.
House Action
- 1/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/22
- Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/13
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate Action
- 2/14
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- HARASSMENT
- HEARINGS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- ZONING AND PLANNING
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-399.8
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 511884/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 11, 1997 at: 10:12
Status: Adopted