Indiana House Bill 1207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Uniform public expression protection act. Establishes a procedure to permit certain persons named in a civil action to dismiss or strike claims that relate to the person's: (1) communication in a governmental proceeding; (2) communication concerning an issue under review or consideration in a governmental proceeding; or (3) communication on a matter of public concern that is protected by the right to free speech and to petition. Repeals the existing anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) provisions and makes conforming amendments.

Uniform public expression protection act.

Rep. John Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-06	House	Authored by Representative Young J

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1207/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/5/b/2/85b256ea/HB1207.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/4/3/44435f96/HB1207.01.INTR.FN001.pdf