Uniform Public Expression Protection Act; enact.
An Act To Enact The "uniform Public Expression Protection Act"; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide The Circumstances For Which This Act Applies; To Provide That This Act Does Not Apply To Any Cause Of Action Asserted Against A Governmental Unit Or Employee Of Said Unit Acting Or Purporting To Act In An Official Capacity; To Provide That This Act Does Not Apply To Any Cause Of Action Asserted By A Governmental Unit Or Employee Of Said Unit Acting Or Purporting To Act In An Official Capacity To Enforce A Law To Protect Against An Imminent Threat To Public Health Or Safety; To Provide That This Act Does Not Apply To Any Cause Of Action Asserted Against A Person Primarily Engaged In The Selling Or Leasing Of Goods If The Cause Of Action Arises Out Of A Communication Related To The Person's Sale Or Lease Of The Goods Or Services; To Provide For The Timeline To Respond To A Pleading That Asserts A Cause Of Action For Which This Act Applies; To Provide The Circumstances When Proceedings Between A Moving Party And A Responding Party Are Stayed Upon The Filing Of A Special Motion For Expedited Relief To Dismiss A Cause Of Action Or Part Of The Cause Of Action; And For Related Purposes; To Provide That A Court Shall Hear A Motion Brought Under This Act Within Sixty Days After The Filing Of The Motion Unless Discovery Is Allowed Or For Other Good Cause; To Clarify That In Ruling On A Motion Under Section 3 Of This Act That A Court Shall Consider Any Evidence That It Could Consider In Ruling On A Motion For Summary Judgment Under The Mississippi Rules Of Civil Procedure; To Provide The Grounds Upon Which A Court Shall Dismiss A Cause Of Action Subject To This Act; To Provide For The Effect Of A Prejudicial Or Non-prejudicial Voluntary Dismissal By A Responding Party On The Right Of A Moving Party To Obtain Costs And Attorney's Fees; To Provide That A Court Shall Rule On A Motion Under Section 3 Of This Act Not Later Than Sixty Days After A Hearing On Said Motion; To
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