Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on January 17, 2001. The 2001 session has ended.
2001 Regular Session
Senate Bill 684
AN ACT CONCERNING RECOVERY OF EXPENSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF LIBEL.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To protect people from libel that is false and provide compensation for expenses spent defending themselves after the libelous statement is retracted.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to January 17, 2001, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action1 action on 1 day
In the SenateJan 17 to Jan 17 · stopped0 days
Judiciary CommitteeJan 17 to Jan 17 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 17
- Jan 17Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
All 1 actions, as published
- Jan 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses