Illinois House Bill 5387 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Campus Free Speech Act. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college to develop and adopt a policy on free expression; sets forth what the policy must contain. Requires the Board of Higher Education to create a Committee on Free Expression to issue an annual report. Requires public institutions of higher education to include in their freshman orientation programs a section describing to all students the policies and rules regarding free expression that are consistent with the Act. Contains provisions concerning rules, construction of the Act, and enforcement.

CAMPUS FREE SPEECH

Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]

Rep. Patrick Windhorst [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
2020-02-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
2020-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5387&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB5387.htm