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TN HB0538

TN HB0538
As enacted, enacts the "Campus Free Speech Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.


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Introduced
02/07/2017
In Committee
04/12/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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)

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336 (on 05/19/2017)

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