Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Dec 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Dec 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.309.
executive
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-1)
lower
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Nov 8, 2021
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-0-0)
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
4 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
P
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
P
RR
Ralph R. Caputo
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris DePhillips
RRepublican
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Peterson
RRepublican
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
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