Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 26, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 840
AN ACT CONCERNING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To protect the freedom of expression of faculty members at public institutions of higher education in their scholarship, research and teaching and regarding matters of public interest.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 14 to March 26, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 26 · stopped40 days
Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeFeb 14 to Mar 1226 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 12
- Feb 14Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 15Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Mar 12Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 20REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 26FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 26SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 26FILE NO.Both houses