File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1250
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
- 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.
Senate Action
- 2/22
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 3/5
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments
- Special Order 4/9 (Senator Kelley) Adopted
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/7
- Third Reading Passed (36-9)
- 4/10
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 4/6
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/12
- Re-referred Judiciary
- Hearing 4/12 at 4:00 p.m.
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 4/8
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Vallario) Adopted (123-13)
- Third Reading Passed (110-29)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 368
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
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 ,
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:
Senate
- Number: 228373/01 Offered on: April 10, 2010 at:
11:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
House
- Judiciary
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- April 7, 2010: Third Reading Passed (36-9)
House
- April 8, 2010: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Vallario) Adopted (123-13)
- April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (110-29)
