Kentucky House Bill 187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-06 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to make legislative findings; establish definitions; provide additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; provide protection for student media advisors; require each district to adopt a written policy for time, place, and manner restrictions, and for an appeals procedure; provide that student speech not be considered school speech; provide that a student journalist or student media advisor may seek injunctive relief; establish the short title of "New Voices Act".

AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom.

Rep. Attica Scott [D]

Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-06	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb187.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb187/orig_bill.pdf