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HB1401

Higher educational institutions; speech on campus.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Steve Landes (R)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Public institutions of higher education; speech on campus.

Prohibits public institutions of higher education from abridging the constitutional freedom of any individual, including enrolled students, faculty and other employees, and invited guests, to speak on campus, except as otherwise permitted by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  • Bill History

  • 09/02/2016 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100215D
  • 09/02/2016 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/25/2017 - House: Referred from Courts of Justice
  • 01/25/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/30/2017 - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N)
  • 01/31/2017 - House: Read first time
  • 02/01/2017 - House: Read second time
  • 02/01/2017 - House: Pending question ordered
  • 02/01/2017 - House: Engrossed by House
  • 02/02/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 19-N)
  • 02/02/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 19-N)
  • 02/03/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/03/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/13/2017 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
  • 02/16/2017 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N)
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (79-Y 16-N)
  • 02/21/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 16-N)
  • 02/24/2017 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/24/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1401ER)
  • 02/24/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/28/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
  • 02/28/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
  • 03/16/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/17)
  • 03/16/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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