Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides procedures for dismissal of actions based on public expression

Summary

The bill sets up the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, allowing parties to quickly move to dismiss lawsuits that arise from a person’s communication in legislative, executive, judicial or other governmental proceedings, or from exercising constitutional free‑speech rights on matters of public concern. It imposes strict filing and ruling deadlines, stays all other case activity while the motion is decided, and limits the rule’s reach to exclude actions against government entities, health‑safety enforcement, or business‑related sales communications. The measure failed to pass.

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