HB 1401 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Higher educational institutions; speech on campus.

Summary

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 status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2016

Committee Review

Feb 2017

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Feb 2017

Signed into Law

Mar 2017

Introduced Sep 2, 2016 Signed Mar 16, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 16, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/17)

executive

Feb 21, 2017

Introduced

Senate amendment agreed to by House (79-Y 16-N)

legislature

Feb 20, 2017

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

legislature

Feb 20, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

legislature

Feb 20, 2017

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

legislature

Feb 13, 2017

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

legislature

Feb 3, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

legislature

Feb 2, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Read third time and passed House (76-Y 19-N)

legislature

Jan 25, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

legislature

Jan 25, 2017

Committee

Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote

legislature

Sep 2, 2016

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Sep 2, 2016

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100215D

legislature

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors