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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2939         </title>
<shortdesc>CAMPUS FREE SPEECH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Peter Breen-Dan Brady and Thomas Morrison</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Campus Free Speech Act. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college to develop and adopt a policy on free expression; sets forth what the policy must contain. Requires the Board of Higher Education to create a Committee on Free Expression to issue an annual report. Requires public institutions of higher education to include in their freshman orientation programs a section describing to all students the policies and rules regarding free expression that are consistent with the Act. Contains provisions concerning rules, construction of the Act, permitted restrictions, and enforcement.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Higher Education Analysis Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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