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SB 375 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern or made at a public hearing.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern or made at a public hearing; special plea to dismiss; stay of discovery. Provides that a person claiming immunity from certain claims for making statements at a public hearing or regarding matters of public concern may file a special plea to dismiss the underlying claim. The bill further provides that, upon the filing of such a plea, discovery related to such underlying claim shall be stayed pending the entry of an order adjudicating the plea.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102358D pdf
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107641D-S1 pdf
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108556D-H1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102358D
- 01/06/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/24/20 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107641D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107641D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB375S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108556D-H1
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108556D-H1
- 03/04/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB375H1
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House with substitute (58-Y 38-N 1-A)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 38-N 1-A)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 03/05/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Edwards, Petersen, Chafin
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Mullin, Scott, Kilgore
- 03/12/20 Senate: No further action taken
- 03/12/20 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate