Legislation

Title: Courts - Concealment of Public Hazard and Sexual Harassment (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Morales, Anderson, Dumais, J. Lewis, A. Miller, Moon, Proctor, Sanchez, Sydnor, Waldstreicher, and M. Washington
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals information related to a public hazard; prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals sexual harassment except under certain circumstances; providing that confidentiality provisions that conceal information related to a public hazard are unenforceable; providing that a substantially affected person, including news media, has standing to contest an order, a judgment, an agreement, or a contract that violates the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Economic Matters

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2018 Legislative Date 2/09/2018 Action First Reading Judiciary and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazard and Sexual Harassment (Sunshine in Litigation Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2018 Legislative Date 2/15/2018 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2018 Legislative Date 3/26/2018 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/09/2018	2/09/2018	First Reading Judiciary and Economic Matters
			Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazard and Sexual Harassment (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
House	2/15/2018	2/15/2018	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/26/2018	3/26/2018	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

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