RELATING TO DEFAMATION.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 4 Sponsors

Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 14, 2025
Last action: Jan 14, 2025 — Prefiled.
Session: 2026
Momentum: 46 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from HI's completed sessions
Momentum -1 46/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 634 days quiet

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