EDUCATION-TECH
HB 2155 amends the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act. The bill makes a technical change to a specific section within the Act, which concerns its short title.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced May 21, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Aug 15, 2025
MINOR
The bill transitioned from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the official text signed into law. The changes consist entirely of formatting updates, such as adjusting the bill title and updating page headers, with no substantive policy, funding, or legal text modifications.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title from 'HB2155 Engrossed' to 'HB2155 Enrolled' and corrected page header formatting to reflect the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2025 · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 30, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
upper
May 22, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Elik
RRepublican
P
Erica Harriss
RRepublican
Co
C.D. Davidsmeyer
RRepublican
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