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Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; and establishing certain standards and requirements relating to a motion to dismiss an alleged SLAPP suit.

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Cross-filed with: SB0315

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0308 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

History

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Chamber House Calendar Date 7/26/2021 Legislative Date 7/26/2021 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2022 Legislative Date 1/12/2022 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Courts – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/07/2022 Legislative Date 1/07/2022 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2022 Legislative Date 2/14/2022 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2022 Legislative Date 2/15/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 13 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Courts – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2022 Legislative Date 2/17/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (96-36) Proceedings 14 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/18/2022 Legislative Date 2/15/2022 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	7/26/2021	7/26/2021	Pre-filed
House	1/12/2022	1/12/2022	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Courts – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
House	1/07/2022	1/07/2022	Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/14/2022	2/14/2022	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/15/2022	2/15/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	13 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Courts – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
House	2/17/2022	2/17/2022	Third Reading Passed (96-36)	14 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/18/2022	2/15/2022	Referred Judicial Proceedings	27 Click to view Recorded Media

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