File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank,
Jennings, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
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Civil Liability - AMBER, Silver, or Emergency Alert Dissemination - Immunity
for Broadcast Media
Establishing that specified broadcasters and their employees,
officers, directors, members, managers, or agents are not liable for
damages for any act or omission in broadcasting or disseminating an
AMBER, a Silver, or an Emergency Alert after receiving a specified
notification under specified circumstances; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/26
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/8
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 3/9
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate Action
- 3/31
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 4/9
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 4/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments
- Special Order later today (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Abduction
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Elderly Persons
- Emergencies
- Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Mental Health
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
- News Media
- Radio
- State Police, Department of
- Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
- Television -see also- Cable Television
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
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5-427
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
House
- Number: 892710/01 Offered on: April 1, 2010 at:
10:35 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 398273/01 Offered on: April 12, 2010 at:
11:03 p.m. Status: Special Ordered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- March 28, 2010: Third Reading Passed (133-2)