HB 344

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 04, 2018
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Higher educational institutions, public; constitutionally protected speech, etc.

Abstract

Requires each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to (i) establish and include in its student handbook, on its website, and in its student orientation programs policies regarding speech that is protected under the First Amendment and the process to report incidents of disruption of such speech; (ii) develop materials on such policies and notify any employee who is responsible for the discipline or education of enrolled students of such materials; and (iii) develop, post on its website in a searchable, publicly accessible, and conspicuous manner, and submit to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than December 1 of each year a report on the institution's compliance relating to free speech on campus.

Bill Sponsors (5)

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Actions


Mar 07, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018

Mar 05, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Mar 02, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Feb 28, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107473D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Feb 26, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 18107473D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB344S1

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Feb 05, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Feb 02, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N)

Feb 01, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB344H1

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 18105668D-H1

Virginia General Assembly

Substitute by Delegate Toscano withdrawn 18106245D-H2

Jan 31, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by for the day

Jan 30, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by for the day

Jan 29, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by for the day

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Floor substitute printed 18106245D-H2 (Toscano)

Jan 26, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 19, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 04, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100379D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100379D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 18105668D-H1 HTML
House: Floor substitute printed 18106245D-H2 (Toscano) HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107473D-S1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB344ER) HTML

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