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2022 SESSION
HB 406 Higher education; students and student organizations, remedies for certain violations.
Introduced by: Nicholas J. Freitas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Higher education; students and student organizations; remedies for certain violations. Permits any student or student organization aggrieved by a violation of certain provisions of law relating to campus free speech by a public institution of higher education or any employee of such institution acting in his official capacity to (i) bring a cause of action against such institution or employee for appropriate relief, including injunctive relief, monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs; (ii) assert such violation as a defense or counterclaim in any disciplinary action or civil or administrative proceeding brought against such student or student organization; and (iii) pursue any other remedy available to such student or student organization.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103237D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/22 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/31/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/02/22 House: Reported from Education (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/04/22 House: Read first time
- 02/07/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/22 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/22 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/22 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 03/03/22 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 9-N)