AN ACT relating to legal actions concerning the exercise of a person's constitutional rights.
It became law on Apr 20, 2022.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 12
- Latest action
- Apr 20, 2022
What it does
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 454 to provide definitions and establish procedures for dismissing legal actions filed in response to a party's exercise of free speech, right to petition, or right to association; allow for an immediate appeal as a matter of right; allow for costs to be awarded to the moving party if dismissal is granted; allow for costs to be awarded to responding party if the motion was found to be frivolous or filed with the intent to delay; provide that this Act may be cited as the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Kentucky.