HB 1941 — Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/17)
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 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 (CHAP0586) View text Current html March 16, 2017
- House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1941ER) View text html March 07, 2017
- Conference Substitute House: Conference substitute printed 17105858D-H2 html February 25, 2017
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105353D-S1 html February 15, 2017
- Committee Substitute House: Committee substitute printed 17104831D-H1 html February 03, 2017
- Prefiled House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103695D html January 10, 2017
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (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 (97-Y 0-N)
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Conference substitute printed 17105858D-H2
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Conferees appointed by House
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House acceded to request
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Senate requested conference committee
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Senate substitute rejected by House 17105353D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1941S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17105353D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read third time
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1941H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17104831D-H1
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Read second time
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Read first 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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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103695D
Sponsors
- Terry G. Kilgore · Primary
- Mark H. Levine · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 61 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Terry G. Kilgore Voted No
Co-sponsors (1)
- Levine, Mark H. Voted No
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 100% | 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.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 74 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 24% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Albo | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Nay |
| Collins | — | Nay |
| Filler-Corn | — | Yea |
| Freitas | — | Nay |
| Gilbert | — | Nay |
| Habeeb | — | Nay |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| LaRock | — | Nay |
| Landes | — | Nay |
| LeMunyon | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Miyares | — | Yea |
| O'Bannon | — | Yea |
| Orrock | — | Yea |
| Plum | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Richard P. | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Marshall, D.W. | — | Yea |
| Marshall, R.G. | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Bulova | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| Dudenhefer | — | Yea |
| Edmunds | — | Yea |
| Farrell | — | Yea |
| Greason | — | Yea |
| Heretick | — | Yea |
| Hester | — | Yea |
| Holcomb | — | Yea |
| Hugo | — | Yea |
| Keam | — | Yea |
| Kory | — | Yea |
| Lingamfelter | — | Yea |
| Loupassi | — | Yea |
| Massie | — | Yea |
| Minchew | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Peace | — | Yea |
| Pogge | — | Yea |
| Poindexter | — | Yea |
| Ransone | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Stolle | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| Byron | — | Nay |
| Cline | — | Nay |
| Helsel | — | Nay |
| James | — | Nay |
| Lindsey | — | Nay |
| Morris | — | Nay |
| Rush | — | Nay |
| Toscano | — | Yea |
| Tyler | — | Yea |
| Villanueva | — | Yea |
| Yancey | — | Yea |
| Yost | — | Yea |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Barry D. Knight | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Charniele L. Herring | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Nay |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jessica L. Anderson | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Sickles | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Nay |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Nay |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Nay |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Nay |
| Vivian E. Watts | — | Yea |
| Will Davis | — | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1941 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 HB 1941?
- HB 1941 is sponsored by Terry G. Kilgore and Levine, Mark H..
- What is the current status of HB 1941?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 1941?
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