Legislative Immunity - 21 of 25
Incorrect answer:
Incorrect answer:
NO, because interim committees are study committees rather than committees of reference and only have the power to act regarding proposed legislation that has not yet been introduced and assigned a bill number, the legislator's allegedly defamatory statements were not made within the "sphere of legitimate legislative activity" is INCORRECT.
NO, because interim committees are study committees rather than committees of reference and only have the power to act regarding proposed legislation that has not yet been introduced and assigned a bill number, the legislator's allegedly defamatory statements were not made within the "sphere of legitimate legislative activity" is INCORRECT.
The mere fact that an interim committee is not a committee of reference and that it proposes, develops, and considers legislation only prior to its official introduction as a bill or resolution does not make its proceedings any less official or legislative in nature than meetings of committees of reference. In both instances, actions taken or statements made during committee meetings almost always fall within the "sphere of legitimate legislative activity" covered by legislative immunity.
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