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2007 SESSION
SB 1250 Public hearings; person shall be immune from civil liability for certain violations.
Introduced by: Mark R. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Immunity of citizens at public hearings. Provides that any citizen appearing 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 shall be immune from a civil liability for a violation of § 18.2-499 (willful and malicious injury to another's reputation, trade, business, or profession), or a claim of tortious interference with an existing contract or a business or contractual expectancy, arising from a citizen's statements concerning matters properly before the governing body.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074438738 pdf
- 01/29/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 077832738-S1 pdf
- 02/19/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072017738-H1 pdf
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1250ER) pdf
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074438738
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/23/07 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/07 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/29/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 077832738-S1
- 01/30/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 077832738-S1
- 01/31/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1250S1
- 02/01/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/07 House: Read first time
- 02/06/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072017738-H1
- 02/20/07 House: Read second time
- 02/21/07 House: Read third time
- 02/21/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 072017738-H1
- 02/21/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1250H1
- 02/21/07 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1250ER)
- 03/08/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 798 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798)