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SB1413

Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Glen Sturtevant (R)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Immunity of persons; defamation; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party; statements made at a public hearing.

Adds defamation to the causes of action from which a citizen shall be immune when making statements (i) regarding matters of public concern to a third party or (ii) at a public hearing before the governing body of any locality or other political subdivision, or the boards, commissions, agencies, and authorities thereof, and other governing bodies of any local governmental entity. The bill further provides that the immunity does not apply to any statements made with actual or constructive knowledge that they are false, or with reckless disregard for whether they are false. This bill is identical to HB 1941. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/11/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103698D
  • 01/11/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/01/2017 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
  • 02/01/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105092D-S1
  • 02/03/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2017 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/06/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/06/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105092D-S1
  • 02/06/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1413S1
  • 02/07/2017 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
  • 02/09/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/09/2017 - House: Read first time
  • 02/09/2017 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/09/2017 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
  • 02/13/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 1-N)
  • 02/20/2017 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
  • 02/20/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17105470D-H1
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Read second time
  • 02/22/2017 - House: Read third time
  • 02/22/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105470D-H1
  • 02/22/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1413H1
  • 02/22/2017 - House: Passed House with substitute (77-Y 20-N)
  • 02/22/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 20-N)
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
  • 02/23/2017 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 02/23/2017 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Petersen, Sturtevant
  • 02/23/2017 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/23/2017 - House: Delegates: Kilgore, Minchew, Bell, John J.
  • 02/25/2017 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/25/2017 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 17105897D-S2
  • 02/25/2017 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2017 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1413ER)
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/13/2017 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
  • 03/13/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
  • 03/16/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/17)
  • 03/16/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)

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