Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Topics:Civil rights Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HSB 42

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2023
Done: House committeeJanuary 31, 2023
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 9, 202394–1
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Votes

House passage · February 9, 2023 ▶ Watch the debate94 yes · 1 no

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