VA SB401 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees; costs. Allows for the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs to any person who has a subpoena against him quashed in an action for statements made at a public hearing before the governing body of a locality or other local entity when he is immune from liability for such statements. Current law provides for the award of attorney fees and costs upon the dismissal of such an action.
Title
Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-07 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824) | |
| 2020-04-07 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-12 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 2020-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB401ER) |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-03-04 | House | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-03-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 2-N) |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
| 2020-02-10 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2020-01-24 | Senate | Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law |
| 2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100737D |
