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SB1250: Public hearings; person shall be immune from civil liability for certain violations.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Mark Herring (D-33)
Mark Herring
(D-33)
Served: 2006–
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Became Law |
Status
03/23/2007: signed by governor
Summary
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 before another local governmental entity, shall be immune from a suit arising from the exercise of the citizen's right to speak to matters properly before the governing body. However, the immunity shall not apply to conduct constituting libel or slander.
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3 votes
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Comments
Slap suits are threating our free speach. This bill will help protect citizens. Looks like something well overdue, unless I missed something.
What a great bill. Now if we could only have a bill to protect our free speech on the internet from big corporations such as Eli Lilly. Of course that would have to be federal...