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HB 1635 Defamation; statute of limitations, actions involving Internet.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Defamation; statute of limitations. Provides that if a publisher of defamatory statements publishes anonymously or under a false identity on the Internet, an action may be filed and the statute of limitations shall be tolled until the identity of the publisher is discovered or, by the exercise of due diligence, reasonably should have been discovered.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101424D  pdf
• 01/28/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15103982D-H1  pdf
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1635ER)  pdf
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101424D
• 01/08/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/19/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15103982D-H1
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time
• 02/02/15  House: Committee substitute agreed to 15103982D-H1
• 02/02/15  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1635H1
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1635ER)
• 02/19/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
• 02/23/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/16/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)