FOREIGN DEFAMATION JUDGMENTS – Adds to existing law to provide for foreign defamation judgments and to provide procedures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 12, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2019
How they voted
26–1
Passed
Total votes 27
Mar 27, 2019
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2019
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2019 Session Law Chapter 293 Effective: 07/01/2019
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-1)
senate
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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