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2020 SESSION

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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