South Carolina Senate Bill 255

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "campus Free Expression Act"; By Adding Section 59-101-810 So As To Define Conduct That Materially And Substantially Disrupts Expressive Activity; By Adding Section 59-101-820 So As To Protect Free Expression Rights; By Adding Section 59-101-830 So As To List Free Expression Rights; By Adding Section 59-101-840 So As To Identify Publicly-accessible Outdoor Areas Of Public Higher Education Campuses As Public Forums; By Adding Section 59-101-850, Section 59-101-860, Section 59-101-870, And Section 59-101-880 So As To Guarantee Existent Expressive Activity Protection; By Adding Section 59-101-890 So As To Permit Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Charge Security Fees For Expressive Activities Based On Neutral Criteria; By Adding Section 59-101-900, Section 59-101-910, And Section 59-101-920, So As To Provide For Causes Of Action Following A Violation Of Expressive Rights.

Campus Free Expression Act

Sen. Michael Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	101	810	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	820	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	830	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	840	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	850	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	860	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	870	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	880	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	890	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	900	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	910	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	920	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0255&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/255_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/255_20221130.htm