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2016 SESSION

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SB 577 Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs.

Introduced by: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Immunity of persons; attorney fees and costs. Allows the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs to any person who has a suit against him dismissed pursuant to the immunity provided to him for statements made when appearing at a public hearing before the governing body of a locality or other local governmental entity. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101394D  pdf
• 02/10/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105480D-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/13/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101394D
• 01/13/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105480D-S1
• 02/12/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/16  Senate: Read second time
• 02/15/16  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/15/16  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105480D-S1
• 02/15/16  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/15/16  Senate: Amendment by Senator Sturtevant rejected
• 02/15/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB577S1
• 02/15/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/16  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/17/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/16  House: Read first time
• 02/17/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/08/16  House: Left in Courts of Justice