Relating to the adoption of a statement of free expression by the board of regents prior to the commencement of the fall 2019 academic calendar year

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that the board of regents shall adopt a statement of free expression. The bill provides that the statement of free expression shall be modeled on, and at least as committed to protecting free expression as, the university of Chicago’s January 2015 report of the committee on freedom of expression. The bill provides that the statement shall be published prior to commencement of the fall 2019 academic calendar year.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named February 11, 2019. Meeting: Thursday, February 14 · 12:30 PM · House Lounge.

• Rep. David Kerr R
• Rep. Tedd Gassman R
• Rep. Art Staed DEmail

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