Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
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SB 1413 — Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/17)
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Adds defamation to the causes of action from which a citizen shall be immune when making statements (i) regarding matters of public concern to a third party or (ii) at a public hearing before the governing body of any locality or other political subdivision, or the boards, commissions, agencies, and authorities thereof, and other governing bodies of any local governmental entity. The bill further provides that the immunity does not apply to any statements made with actual or constructive knowledge that they are false, or with reckless disregard for whether they are false. This bill is identical to
Bill Text
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597) View text Current html March 16, 2017
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1413ER) View text html March 07, 2017
- Conference Substitute Senate: Conference substitute printed 17105897D-S2 html February 25, 2017
- Committee Substitute House: Committee substitute printed 17105470D-H1 html February 20, 2017
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105092D-S1 html February 01, 2017
- Prefiled Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103698D html January 11, 2017
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/17)
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
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Conference substitute printed 17105897D-S2
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by House
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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House requested conference committee
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House insisted on substitute
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Passed House with substitute (77-Y 20-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1413H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17105470D-H1
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Read third time
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Read second time
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Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1413S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17105092D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103698D
Sponsors
- Jennifer L. McClellan · Cosponsor
- Jr. Glen H. Sturtevant · Primary
- Adam P. Ebbin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 14 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (2)
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Adam P. Ebbin
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (95)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 77 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 21% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1413 do?
- Adds defamation to the causes of action from which a citizen shall be immune when making statements (i) regarding matters of public concern to a third party or (ii) at a public hearing before the governing body of any locality or other political subdivision, or the boards, commissions, agencies, and authorities thereof, and other governing bodies of any local governmental entity. The bill further provides that the immunity does not apply to any statements made with actual or constructive knowledge that they are false, or with reckless disregard for whether they are false. This bill is identical to
- Who sponsors SB 1413?
- SB 1413 is sponsored by Jennifer L. McClellan, Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr., and Adam P. Ebbin.
- What is the current status of SB 1413?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2017. Enacted.
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