A bill to enact the uniform public expression protection act; and to provide protections and remedies to persons sued for exercising rights to expression and other constitutionally protected rights.
House Bill 5788 would create a new act, the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which would allow the filing of special motions for expedited relief concerning certain lawsuits the bill calls eligible causes of action. This would allow a stay for a review and determination to be made as to whether the lawsuit should be dismissed at an earlier point in the proceedings. The bill is based on a model uniform law drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, also known as the Uniform Law Commission (ULC).
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 100 to 8 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
