WV HB2159 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-06-10 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-06-10 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit members of the news media from being compelled to give testimony in any court in the state relating to the source of information in the public communication, without the consent of the person or persons providing the information relied upon for the public communication.
Title
Relating to prohibiting members of the news media from being compelled to give testimony
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2011-03-12 - House - Passage-senate Amended Hb (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-02 - House - Passage (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-02 - House - Passage (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-10 | Effective Date | |
| 2011-05-04 | Chapter 133, Acts, 2011 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Approved by Governor 4/4/11 - Senate Journal | |
| 2011-04-04 | Approved by Governor 4/4/11 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Approved by Governor 4/4/11 - House Journal | |
| 2011-03-18 | To Governor 3/31/11 - House Journal | |
| 2011-03-31 | To Governor 3/31/11 | |
| 2011-03-18 | To Governor 3/31/11 - Senate Journal | |
| 2011-03-12 | Completed legislative action | |
| 2011-03-12 | House Message received | |
| 2011-03-12 | Communicated to Senate | |
| 2011-03-12 | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 404) | |
| 2011-03-12 | House received Senate message | |
| 2011-03-11 | Senate requests House to concur | |
| 2011-03-11 | Passed Senate (Roll No. 20) | |
| 2011-03-11 | Read 3rd time | |
| 2011-03-11 | Suspension of Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 19) | |
| 2011-03-11 | On 3rd reading | |
| 2011-03-11 | Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote) | |
| 2011-03-11 | Committee amendments adopted (Voice vote) | |
| 2011-03-11 | Read 2nd time | |
| 2011-03-11 | On 2nd reading | |
| 2011-03-10 | Read 1st time | |
| 2011-03-10 | Immediate consideration | |
| 2011-03-10 | On 1st reading | |
| 2011-03-10 | Reported do pass, with amendments | |
| 2011-03-03 | To Judiciary | |
| 2011-03-03 | Introduced in Senate | |
| 2011-03-02 | Communicated to Senate | |
| 2011-03-02 | Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) | |
| 2011-03-02 | Passed House (Roll No. 182) | |
| 2011-03-02 | Read 3rd time | |
| 2011-03-02 | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar | |
| 2011-03-01 | Read 2nd time | |
| 2011-03-01 | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar | |
| 2011-02-28 | Read 1st time | |
| 2011-02-28 | From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar | |
| 2011-02-25 | By substitute, do pass | |
| 2011-01-12 | To House Judiciary | |
| 2011-01-12 | Introduced in House | |
| 2011-01-12 | To Judiciary | |
| 2011-01-12 | Filed for introduction |
