l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2145

Protection of free speech and association at public universities; withhold state funds for unconstitutional policy.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM IMPLEMENTING A POLICY THAT VIOLATES FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF SPEECH, RELIGION AND ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY; TO REQUIRE THAT IF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS IMPLEMENTING AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICY RELATING TO FREE SPEECH, RELIGION OR ASSOCIATION, THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE OF THE NONCOMPLIANCE AND THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL WITHHOLD ALL STATE FUNDING FOR SUCH UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW; 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 Senate

Its course

January 8 to February 2, 2021, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days

Universities and CollegesJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days

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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 2

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published