WV HB4176 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Establishing of the West Virginia Public Participation Act
Sponsors
History
| 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 |
Subjects
Code Citations
| 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 |
