B 24-0491 — Anti-SLAPP Emergency Amendment Act of 2021

GOVERNMENTENROLLED ORIGINAL AN ACT _______ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOFDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE________________ OFTo THEamend ATTORNEYthe GENERALAnti-SLAPP xAct kof ATTORNEYGENERAL2010 Eto aclarify KARLthat A.RACINE,the framesAnti-SLAPP October28,2021Act Theof Honorable2010 Philshall Mendelsonnot Chairman,CouncilititofColumbiaapply Johnto A.any claim brought by the District.

WilsonBE BuildingIT Washington,D.C.ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the “Anti-SLAPP Emergency Amendment Act of 2021”.

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400Sixtet,..,Washington,DC2(202)727-3400,Fax(202)730-0484Official atheeuetofheAtrnyGeerlCode ABILL§ INTHE16-5505), COUNCILis OFamended THEas DISTRICTfollows: OF COLUMBIA Chairman Mendelson, atthe request ofthe Attorney General, introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on ToamendheAnti-SLActof010ocarfyhtitosntaplytocinsbouhtbyhe itit.

BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,httis(a) actmayectdashe“Anti-SLAPPEmergencyAmentof2021”The ec..Scton6ftheAnti-SLActf2010,fciveMarc1,211(.C.Lawexisting 835;D..OfiilCod§text 1-50),samendedsolw:is designated as subsection (a).

a)Thexsigtxtsdeinaedssusctona.(b) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows:

b)A“(b)(1) newbscionb)sadedoredasolos:This act shall not apply to any claim brought by the District.

(b)hschptrsal“(2) taplytonycaimorlifboghtbyheDsrc.”This ec..Tisatsalsubsection plysofMarch,201,adsalshall plytonycsspeningtapply: theimotheenctentfteAnti-SLAPPEmergencyAmenctof02,pasedn XXX,201(Eroldvesinofil 24-XXX).

e.4.Fsalipatsttmnt.“(A) As of March 31, 2011;

Theoncladptsheiclimacttteentntecomiteeeortstefsaland imacttaemnteqiedbyecin4aofheenraleisaiePrceursActf195,“(B) aprovdOcobr16,200120tt.03;D..OfiilCode§1314a..To any claims pending as of the effective date of the Anti-SLAPP Emergency Amendment Act of 2021, passed on emergency basis on November 2, 2021 (Enrolled version of Bill 24-491).”.

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.C.fiialCode-041(a).Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat.

2038;

D.C.

Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec.

4.

Effective date.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section ENROLLED ORIGINAL 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

788;

D.C.

Official Code §1-204.12(a)).

______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 2