Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Mar 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
2nd reference to the committee on Finance dispensed, new 2nd reference, to Judiciary
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
To House Education
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
To Education then Finance
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 183)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
To Education
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
To Education then Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Azinger
RRepublican
Co
Patricia Rucker
RRepublican
Co
Rollan Roberts
RRepublican
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