File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, Menes, and Petzold
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Defamation - Reputation for Chastity - Repeal
 
Altering specified provisions concerning slander; repealing specified
causes of action for defamatory statements relating to a reputation
for chastity; providing for the construction and application of the
Act; etc.
House Action
- 2/2
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/28
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/1
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/3
 - Third Reading Passed (119-15)
 
Senate Action
- 3/4
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/23
 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
 - Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - LIBEL AND SLANDER
 - WOMEN
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 3-501 ,
 3-502 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 462915/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2005       at:
10:46 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 House 
- March 3, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (119-15)