HB759
Strategic lawsuits against public participation; special motion to dismiss, stay of discovery.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Strategic lawsuits against public participation; special motion to dismiss; stay of discovery; fees and costs.
Establishes a procedure by which a party alleging that a claim filed against him is a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), as defined in the bill, may file a special motion to dismiss. The bill provides that the filing of such a special motion to dismiss shall stay discovery ... (More) proceedings related to the claim, pending the entry of an order adjudicating the special motion to dismiss. The bill provides that a court shall award reasonable expenses related to a special motion to dismiss, including attorney fees and costs, if the moving party prevails, in whole or in part, on such a special motion. The bill allows the court to award such reasonable expenses to a prevailing responding party to a special motion to dismiss if the court finds that such a motion was filed in bad faith or solely with the intent to delay the underlying proceedings. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104817D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/03/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 6-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107492D-H1
- 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107492D-H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB759H1
- 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 34-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108626D-S1
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108626D-S1
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB759S1
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/2020 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108626D-S1 (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/02/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/2020 - House: Delegates: VanValkenburg, Simon, Kilgore
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senators: Edwards, Petersen, Chafin
- 03/12/2020 - House: No further action taken
- 03/12/2020 - House: Failed to pass in House
