Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 7, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 977
AN ACT PROTECTING PARTICIPANTS IN TITLE IX PROCEEDINGS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To provide immunity from liability for students and employees of institutions of higher education who report or disclose being a victim of sexual assault, stalking or intimate partner violence and participate or testify in any Title IX investigation or proceedings.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 22 to May 7, 2025, 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 action18 actions on 12 days
In the SenateJan 22 to May 7 · stopped105 days
Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeJan 22 to Mar 1350 days
Judiciary CommitteeMay 1 to May 65 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 Jan 22 – May 6
- Jan 22Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 26Drafted as a bill by Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 27Sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 28Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Mar 13Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 1Sent to Judiciary Committee
- May 6Judiciary Committee recommended it
All 18 actions, as published
- Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 4Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Feb 26DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 28PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
- May 1REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate