SB 375 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern or made at a public hearing.

Summary

Immunity of persons; statements regarding mattersof public concern or made at a public hearing; special plea to dismiss;stay of discovery. Provides that a person claiming immunity from certain claims for making statements at a public hearing or regarding matters of public concern may file a special plea to dismissthe underlying claim. The bill further provides that, upon the filingof such a plea, discovery related to such underlying claim shall be stayed pending the entry of an order adjudicating the plea. The billchanges from discretionary to mandatory the award of attorney feesto any person who has a suit dismissed against him due to the immunity.

Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Last action Mar 12, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

House requested conference committee

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (58-Y 38-N 1-A)

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB375H1

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20108556D-H1

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB375S1

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107641D-S1

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 24, 2020

Committee

Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

upper

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102358D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors