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HB 36 Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press, definitions.
Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public institutions of higher education; student journalists; freedom of speech and the press. Declares that, except in certain limited circumstances, a student journalist at a public institution of higher education has the right to exercise freedom of speech and the press in institution-sponsored media, including determining the news and opinion content of institution-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the governing board of the institution, supported through the use of campus facilities, or produced in conjunction with a course in which the student is enrolled. The bill defines "institution-sponsored media" as any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public institution of higher education under the direction of a student media adviser and distributed or generally made available to members of the student body.
FULL TEXT
- 11/19/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100406D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20104720D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109858D-H2 pdf
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB36ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0947) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 11/19/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100406D
- 11/19/19 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/13/20 House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20104720D-H1
- 02/05/20 House: Read first time
- 02/06/20 House: Read second time
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20104720D-H1
- 02/06/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB36H1
- 02/07/20 House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 14-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 14-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/03/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/03/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/03/20 Senate: Amendments by Senator Petersen agreed to
- 03/03/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (28-Y 12-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (29-Y 11-N)
- 03/04/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/04/20 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (32-Y 4-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Hurst, Roem, Rush
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Boysko, Hashmi, Cosgrove
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109858D-H2
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 16-N)
- 03/07/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (79-Y 16-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N 1-A)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB36ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 947 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0947)