l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1200

"Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act"; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Constitution Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "FORMING OPEN AND ROBUST UNIVERSITY MINDS (FORUM) ACT," AS IT RELATES TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH ON THE CAMPUSES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO PROHIBIT A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM DENYING A RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR IDEOLOGICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION A BENEFIT OR PRIVILEGE AVAILABLE TO ANOTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATION, OR OTHERWISE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SUCH AN ORGANIZATION, BASED ON THE EXPRESSION OF THE ORGANIZATION; TO REQUIRE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE MATERIALS EXPLAINING THE POLICY FOR CAMPUS STAFF AND STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO SUBMIT A YEARLY REPORT DETAILING THE COURSE OF ACTION IMPLEMENTED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; TO PRESCRIBE A ONE-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS BROUGHT UNDER THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

William Andrews III, Chris Brown, Dan Eubanks, Brady Williamson, Randy P. Boyd

Its course

February 17 to June 9, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 1224 days

ConstitutionFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

In the SenateMar 12 to Jun 9 · stopped89 days

ConstitutionMay 12 to Jun 9 · stopped28 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 17 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 17Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Constitution and on Universities and Colleges
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. May 12Referred To Constitution;Universities and CollegesSenate
  9. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate