Protected information; newspersons engaged in journalism. (HB1309)

Introduced By

Sen. Danica Roem (D-Manassas)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Protected information; newspersons engaged in journalism. Provides that no newsperson engaged in journalism shall be compelled to testify about, disclose, or produce protected information, as defined in the bill, except when the court finds that (i) the protected information is highly relevant and necessary to the proof of an issue material to an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding, (ii) the protected information is not obtainable from any alternative source, (iii) the Commonwealth or locality exhausted all reasonable methods for obtaining the protected information from all relevant alternative sources; and (iv) there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure of the protected information. The bill further provides that any information obtained in violation of the provisions of the bill shall be inadmissible for any purpose in an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2018Committee
01/10/2018Presented and ordered printed 18104846D
01/10/2018Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/18/2018Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
01/29/2018Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
02/15/2018Left in Courts of Justice