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TN HB0538
TN HB0538As enacted, enacts the "Campus Free Speech Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Introduced
02/07/2017
02/07/2017
In Committee
04/12/2017
04/12/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/19/2017
05/19/2017
Introduced Session
110th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Campus Free Speech Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Campus Free Speech Protection Act," amends Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) Title 49 to establish policies and requirements for public institutions of higher education in Tennessee to protect and promote free speech on their campuses. The key provisions include: requiring institutions to adopt a policy affirming principles of free speech, defining terms like "free speech" and "student-on-student harassment," prohibiting institutions from restricting speech to certain areas or imposing security fees based on content, and allowing institutions to impose reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on speech that do not violate the First Amendment.
Committee Categories
Education, Government Affairs
Sponsors (16)
Eddie Smith (R)*,
Harry Brooks (R),
Jim Coley (R),
Martin Daniel (R),
John DeBerry (I),
Bill Dunn (R),
Roger Kane (R),
William Lamberth (R),
Gerald McCormick (R),
Debra Moody (R),
Dennis Powers (R),
John Ragan (R),
Courtney Rogers (R),
Bryan Terry (R),
Mark White (R),
Ryan Williams (R),
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336 (on 05/19/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0538&ga=110 |
| BillText | http://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/110/pub/pc0336.pdf |
| HA0281 | http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Amend/HA0281.pdf |
| BillText | http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0538.pdf |
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