Bill Sponsors: NY A04799 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Provides that qualified privilege shall not be an affirmative defense to defamation if the statements giving rise to the claim are made in the course of a judicial proceeding or a quasi-judicial proceeding and are not pertinent or cannot be deemed relevant despite every liberality of interpretation to such proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-10 - held for consideration in judiciary [A04799 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Assemblymember Michael Montesano [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-015FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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