SB 1066 (2009) -  Foreign Defamation Judgments/Nonrecognition [SPSC]

General Bill by Aronberg (CO-SPONSORS) Deutch
Foreign Defamation Judgments/Nonrecognition [SPSC]: Provides that an out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if the cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless a court in this state first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided in this state, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Event: 04/29/09 S Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 949 (Ch. 2009-232) -SJ 00827 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/15/09 3:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 949 Subject: Grounds for Nonrecognition of Foreign Defamation Judgments Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 1900 Subject: Defamation/Foreign Judgment [SPSC] Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/15/2009 10:07:59 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 949 (Ch. 2009-232) -SJ 00827 Time: 04/29/2009 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted HB 949 -SJ 00827 Time: 04/29/2009 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar Time: 04/28/2009 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar Time: 04/24/2009 - 8:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/23/2009 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 00485 Time: 04/23/2009 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 00395 Time: 04/16/2009 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00395 Time: 04/15/2009 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/09, 3:00 pm, 110-S Time: 04/08/2009 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 00066 Time: 03/02/2009 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Rules Time: 02/05/2009 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/29/2009 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0055.605 SB 1900
0055.6055