House Bill 1466
2023-2024 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for a cause of action on protected public expression and for immunity for protected public expression; and imposing a duty upon the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Melissa Cerrato
D House District 151
Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61
Rep. Joseph Hohenstein
D House District 177
Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194
Rep. Pat Gallagher
D House District 173
Rep. Lisa Borowski
D House District 168
Rep. Tim Brennan
D House District 29
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Rep. Danilo Burgos
D House District 197
Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson
D House District 175
Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Rep. David Delloso
D House District 162
Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201
Rep. Dan Williams
D House District 74
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Jared Solomon
D House District 202
Rep. Paul Takac
D House District 82
Rep. Melissa Shusterman
D House District 157
Rep. Nick Pisciottano
D House District 38
Rep. Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153
Rep. Darisha K. Parker
D House District 198
Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155
Rep. Emily Kinkead
D House District 20
Rep. Justin Fleming
D House District 105
Rep. Sara Innamorato
D House District 21
Rep. G. Roni Green
D House District 190
Rep. Amen Brown
D House District 10
Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 72 of 2024, July 17, 2024
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| 1650 | Referred to Judiciary, June 21, 2023 |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| First consideration, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| Removed from table, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| Second consideration, Oct. 4, 2023 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, Oct. 4, 2023 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1267-1268), Oct. 4, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 5, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 5, 2023 (202-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1314-1316), Oct. 5, 2023 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Judiciary, Oct. 13, 2023 | |
| Reported as committed, July 1, 2024 | |
| First consideration, July 1, 2024 | |
| Second consideration, July 2, 2024 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, July 2, 2024 | |
| Re-reported as committed, July 2, 2024 | |
| 3487 | Amended on third consideration, July 3, 2024 |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 9, 2024 (49-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 647-648), July 9, 2024 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, July 10, 2024 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 10, 2024 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, July 10, 2024 (202-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page ), July 10, 2024 | |
| Signed in House, July 10, 2024 | |
| Signed in Senate, July 10, 2024 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 10, 2024 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 17, 2024 | |
| Act No. 72 of 2024, July 17, 2024 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Votes
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
House RULES Committee Vote
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House RULES Committee Vote - House Bill 1466 PN3487, Re-report Bill As Committed - opens in a new tab
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, July 1, 2024 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 25 and 219; and House Bills No. 816, 1086, 1446, 1466, 1716, 1820, 1853, 2200 and 2233)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 25 and 219; and House Bills No. 816, 1086, 1446, 1466, 1716, 1820, 1853, 2200 and 2233)
(to consider House Bills No. 115, 416, 1466, 1700 and 1716)
(to consider House Bills No. 115, 416, 1466, 1700 and 1716)
Voting meeting on and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 587, HB 1466, HB 1470, HB 1531 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 587, HB 1466, HB 1470, HB 1531 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Arvind Venkat
D House District 30
Rep. Donna Bullock
D House District 195
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42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure)
House Bill 1466
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
BIZZARRO, CERRATO, HANBIDGE, HOHENSTEIN, KHAN, GALLAGHER, BOROWSKI, BRENNAN, MADDEN, BURGOS, ISAACSON, JAMES, T. DAVIS, DELLOSO, KINSEY, D. WILLIAMS, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON, TAKAC, SHUSTERMAN, PISCIOTTANO, SANCHEZ, PARKER, OTTEN, KINKEAD, FLEMING, INNAMORATO, GREEN, A. BROWN, BRIGGS, WEBSTER
Short Title
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for a cause of action on protected public expression and for immunity for protected public expression; and imposing a duty upon the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Memo Subject
Free speech protection - Anti-SLAPP
Actions
| 1650 | Referred to JUDICIARY, June 21, 2023 |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| First consideration, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| Removed from table, Oct. 3, 2023 | |
| Second consideration, Oct. 4, 2023 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 4, 2023 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1267-1268), Oct. 4, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 5, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 5, 2023 (202-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1314-1316), Oct. 5, 2023 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 13, 2023 | |
| Reported as committed, July 1, 2024 | |
| First consideration, July 1, 2024 | |
| Second consideration, July 2, 2024 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, July 2, 2024 | |
| Re-reported as committed, July 2, 2024 | |
| 3487 | Amended on third consideration, July 3, 2024 |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 9, 2024 (49-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 647-648), July 9, 2024 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, July 10, 2024 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 10, 2024 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, July 10, 2024 (202-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page ), July 10, 2024 | |
| Signed in House, July 10, 2024 | |
| Signed in Senate, July 10, 2024 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 10, 2024 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 17, 2024 | |
| Act No. 72 of 2024, July 17, 2024 |
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