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Uniform anti‑SLAPP bill wins broad support in Montana committee
Summary
HB 292, a version of the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, heard wide support from journalists, civil‑liberties organizations, legal groups and the Uniform Law Commission advocates; the bill creates an expedited dismissal procedure and mandatory fee shifting to deter costly meritless suits aimed at chilling public participation.
Representative Tom Millett opened House Bill 292 as the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (anti‑SLAPP) and asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to adopt the model uniform act to protect free expression and to deter meritless suits that are intended to chill public participation. "The purpose of this Public Expression Protection Act ... is to safeguard our right to express ourselves and to protect all Montanans…
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