CHAPTER NUMBER: 280
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 113/03 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 464
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Rosenberg, Bobo, Carter, McIntosh, Oaks, and Zirkin
- 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, without
constitutional malice, exercises rights under the First Amendment of
the U.S. Constitution or specified articles of the Maryland
Declaration of Rights regarding specified matters; allowing a
defendant to move to dismiss the alleged SLAPP suit; etc.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/16
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (139-1)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
- 5/11
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 280
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (39-7)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- HARASSMENT
- HEARINGS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-807
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (139-1)
- Senate
- April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (39-7)