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LB 493
Bill 1 SummaryBill Number: LB 493Title: Adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and eliminate provisions relating to actions involving public petition and participationS
Bill Number: LB 493
Title: Adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and eliminate provisions relating to actions involving public petition and participation
Status: Notice of hearing for February 27, 2025
Introduced: January 21, 2025
Classification: bill
Summary:
- LB 493, the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, is designed to prevent "strategic lawsuits against public participation" (SLAPPs) that aim to silence and intimidate defendants from engaging in constitutionally protected activities like free speech.
- The bill replaces Nebraska's current Anti-SLAPP Act and updates the law in several ways, including:
- Expanding the types of communications that are protected (current law is limited to comments on public applications or permissions)
- Imposing a timeline for resolution of SLAPP lawsuits to ensure timeliness
- Explicitly providing that the underlying proceeding is stayed while the SLAPP claim is heard
- Clarifying that a SLAPP lawsuit will be dismissed with prejudice when found to be a SLAPP
- Providing for an interlocutory appeal
- Requiring attorney's fees
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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