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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1020

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DEFAMATION JUDGMENT ENTERED BY A COURT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Became law as Public Act 17-88, signed June 27, 2017, 105 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To ensure that persons and entities subject to the enforcement of a foreign defamation judgment are afforded the same or greater protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press as such persons or entities would receive in this state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, George S. Logan, Heather S. Somers, Paul R. Doyle

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Craig C. Fishbein, Rob Sampson

    Its course

    March 14 to June 27, 2017, 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 action20 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateMar 14 to May 1764 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 14 to Mar 3117 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 17 to Jun 620 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 6 to Jun 159 days

    With the GovernorJun 15 to Jun 2712 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 Mar 14 – May 17

    1. Mar 14Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 23Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 31Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. May 17Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 19 – Jun 6

    1. May 19Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 6Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 14 – Jun 27

    1. Jun 14Numbered Public Act 17-88
    2. Jun 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 27Signed by the Governor
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Mar 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 31Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Apr 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 18SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 18FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 17SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. May 17ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    12. May 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. May 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. Jun 6HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    15. Jun 6ON CONSENT CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Jun 6IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    17. Jun 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    18. Jun 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    19. Jun 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    20. Jun 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor