Virginia House Bill 1757 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)
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.

Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]

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: REJECTED (0-Y 91-N) (Y: 0 N: 91 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [FAIL]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 462 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1757ER)
2023-03-07	House	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	House	Conference substitute printed 23107518D-H1
2023-02-24		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	Senate	Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Obenshain
2023-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Campbell, J.L., Leftwich, Simon
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-23	House	House acceded to request
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 91-N)
2023-02-23	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 91-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-23	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-23	Senate	Substitute by Senator Petersen withdrawn 23107409D-S1
2023-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-23	Senate	Floor substitute printed 23107409D-S1 (Petersen)
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-21	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-21	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (11-Y 0-N)
2023-02-10	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2023-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-27	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-25	House	Read first time
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100732D

SB845 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)
SB845 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)

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+HB1757
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1757+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1757S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1757H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1757ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0462+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1757AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1757ASE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1757AC
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0026+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0041+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1130+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0270+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0459+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1757+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0854HB1757+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0906HB1757+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2321+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0962HB1757+HB1757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2359+HB1757