TO ENSURE THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OF A STUDENT JOURNALIST AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Notification that HB1231 is now Act 395
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned To the House as passed as amended.
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Lowery
RRepublican
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