File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 990
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Hucker, Rosenberg, Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo,
Carr, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Lee, Levi,
Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross,
Schuler, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
- Entitled:
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Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public
Participation
Modifying a specified definition of a strategic lawsuit against public
participation (SLAPP suit); providing that a defendant in a SLAPP suit
is not civilly liable under specified circumstances; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (107-32)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/8
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/4
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (34-11)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/4
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 369
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
- Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
- Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
- Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
- Attorneys` Fees
- Attorney General
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Evidence
- Harassment
- Human Rights
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-807 ,
5-807
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
House
- Number: 932516/01 Offered on: March 26, 2010 at:
6:30 p.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 25, 2010: Third Reading Passed (107-32)
Senate
- April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (34-11)