Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs. (SB401)
Introduced By
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Midlothian) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees; costs. Allows for the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs to any person who has a subpoena against him quashed in an action for statements made at a public hearing before the governing body of a locality or other local entity when he is immune from liability for such statements. Current law provides for the award of attorney fees and costs upon the dismissal of such an action. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100737D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 01/08/2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 01/24/2020 | Assigned Juciciary sub: Civil Law |
| 01/24/2020 | Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law |
| 02/05/2020 | Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/14/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/21/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 02/24/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2020 | Read second time |
| 03/04/2020 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2020 | Passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2020 | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB401ER) |
| 03/07/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/08/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/07/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/07/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824) |