Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 80 — Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press.

Last action — Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 1-N)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Student journalists; freedom of speech andthe press. Declares that, except in certain limited circumstances,a student journalist at a public middle school or high school orpublic institution of higher education has the right to exercisefreedom of speech and the press in school-sponsored media, includingdetermining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content ofschool-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school board or governing board, supported throughthe use of school or campus facilities, or produced in conjunctionwith a class or course in which the student is enrolled. The billdefines "school-sponsored media" as any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalistat a public middle school or high school or public institution ofhigher education under the direction of a student media adviser anddistributed or generally made available to members of the studentbody.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from DPB (SB80) View text Current html November 26, 2019

Action History

  1. Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 1-N)

  2. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  3. Impact statement from DPB (SB80)

  4. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101479D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 1-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13100
Total 13100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Ghazala F. Hashmi — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 80 do?
Student journalists; freedom of speech andthe press. Declares that, except in certain limited circumstances,a student journalist at a public middle school or high school orpublic institution of higher education has the right to exercisefreedom of speech and the press in school-sponsored media, includingdetermining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content ofschool-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school board or governing board, supported throughthe use of school or campus facilities, or produced in conjunctionwith a class or course in which the student is enrolled. The billdefines "school-sponsored media" as any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalistat a public middle school or high school or public institution ofhigher education under the direction of a student media adviser anddistributed or generally made available to members of the studentbody.
Who sponsors SB 80?
SB 80 is sponsored by David W. Marsden and Kory, Kaye.
What is the current status of SB 80?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 80?
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