SB 121 West Virginia Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2023

Signed into Law

May 2023

Introduced Jan 11, 2023 Signed May 1, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2023

How they voted

25–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 27

Jan 25, 2023

D Democratic3

3 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/23/2023

upper

Mar 11, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 - House Journal

lower

Mar 11, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 - Senate Journal

upper

Mar 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 576)

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 637)

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

lower

Mar 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do pass

lower

Feb 23, 2023

Committee

To House Judiciary

lower

Feb 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do pass, but first to Judiciary

lower

Jan 26, 2023

Committee

To House Education

lower

Jan 26, 2023

Committee

To Education then Judiciary

lower

Jan 26, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 67)

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute reported

upper

Jan 11, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Jan 11, 2023

Committee

To Education

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors