Virginia House Bill 228 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Higher education; students and student organizations; remedies for certain violations. Permits any student or student organization aggrieved by a violation of certain provisions of law relating to campus free speech by a public institution of higher education or any employee of such institution acting in his official capacity to (i) bring a cause of action against such institution or employee for appropriate relief, including injunctive relief, monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs; (ii) assert such violation as a defense or counterclaim in any disciplinary action or civil or administrative proceeding brought against such student or student organization; and (iii) pursue any other remedy available to such student or student organization.

Higher educational institutions; students & student organizations, remedies for certain violations.

Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]

Del. Mark Cole [R]

2020-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) (Y: 3 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	House	Left in Education
2020-02-03	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
2020-01-22	House	Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
2019-12-28	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2019-12-28	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101765D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	401.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB228
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB228+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0902V0029+HB0228