S 2081 Massachusetts Senate · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

Summary
SENATE, Thursday, June 8, 2017 - The committee on Higher Education to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 697) of Barbara A. L'Italien and Jason M. Lewis for legislation to create a right to representation for college students in some school disciplinary matters; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 706) of Michael O. Moore, Timothy R. Whelan, Jack Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 630) of Geoff Diehl relative to the right to counsel by certain higher education students in disciplinary hearings; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 632) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others for legislation to institute programs to respond to sexual violence on higher education campuses; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 648) of Timothy R. Whelan and others for legislation to require post secondary institutions to inform students of their right to call their parents and their right to an attorney in the event of a disciplinary hearing that may result in expulsion,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2081).
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Oct 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 8, 2017 Last action Nov 2, 2017
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced
New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191
upper
Oct 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Jul 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee
upper
Jun 8, 2017
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Jun 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Higher Education
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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