West Virginia House Bill 4176 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Public Participation Act. The bill provides additional protections to individuals and entities engaged in the exercise of the protected constitutional rights of free speech, freedom to petition, and freedom of association by allowing for the filing of a motion to dismiss in response to strategic lawsuits against public participation. The bill establishes procedures for reviewing strategic lawsuits against public participation and sets forth the applicability and limitations of the defense.

Establishing of the West Virginia Public Participation Act

Del. Mike Pushkin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-10	House	To House Judiciary
2024-01-10	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-10	House	To Judiciary
2024-01-10	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	22	1	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	2	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	3	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	4	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	5	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	6	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	7	New Code	See Bill Text
55	22	8	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4176&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4176%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4176