Higher education; students and student organizations, remedies for certain violations.
Summary
Higher education; students and student organizations; remedies for certain violations. Permits any student or student organization aggrieved by a violation of certain provisions of lawrelating to campus free speech by a public institution of highereducation or any employee of such institution acting in his officialcapacity to (i) bring a cause of action against such institutionor employee for appropriate relief, including injunctive relief,monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs; (ii)assert such violation as a defense or counterclaim in any disciplinaryaction or civil or administrative proceeding brought against suchstudent or student organization; and (iii) pursue any other remedyavailable to such student or student organization.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2022
How they voted
39–41
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 81
Feb 8, 2022
D
Democratic42
97% Nay
R
Republican39
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 19, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103237D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Freitas
RRepublican
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