Maryland House Bill 650: Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Repealing a certain provision relating to strategic lawsuits against public participation; authorizing a person served with a pleading asserting a certain cause of action based on the person's communication related to a governmental proceeding or exercise of certain constitutional rights to file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action; and generally relating to civil actions and public expression.

Latest action

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-02)

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