Virginia Senate Bill 845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Immunity of persons; tort actions; assertion of immunity; attorney fees and costs. Provides that a person shall be immune from tort liability if the tort claim is based solely on statements (i) regarding matters of public concern that would be protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States made by that person that are communicated to a third party; (ii) made at a public hearing before the governing body of any locality or other political subdivision, or the boards, commissions, agencies, and authorities thereof, and other governing bodies of any local governmental entity concerning matters properly before such body; or (iii) made by an employee against his employer and where retaliatory action against an employee by such employer is otherwise prohibited by law. The bill also provides that any person who prevails in such a legal action may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2023-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 1-N) (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (77-Y 19-N) (Y: 77 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N) (Y: 16 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB845ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-24	House	VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 1-N)
2023-02-24	House	Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)
2023-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-24	Senate	Conference substitute printed 23107516D-S1
2023-02-24		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Bell, Campbell, J.L., Maldonado
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-23	Senate	Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Obenshain
2023-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	House requested conference committee
2023-02-23	House	House insisted on amendment
2023-02-23	Senate	House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Passage (77-Y 19-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House with amendment (77-Y 19-N)
2023-02-23	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2023-02-23	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N)
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2023-02-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-02-09	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-09	House	Read first time
2023-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-31	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2022-12-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-12-28	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102261D

HB1757 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)
HB1757 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	223.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB845
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB845+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB845S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB845ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0463+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB845AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB845AHE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB845AC
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0074+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0133SB0845+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0155SB0845+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0084+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0333+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0861SB0845+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0907SB0845+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2280+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0944SB0845+SB0845
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2365+SB0845