Summary as passed House: (all summaries) Higher education; student organizations. Permits, to the extent allowed by law, religious or political student organizations at public institutions of higher education to determine that only persons committed to the organization's mission may conduct certain activities. The bill also prohibits, to the extent allowed by law, public institutions of higher education from discriminating against a student organization that makes such a determination. This bill is identical to SB 1074. Full text:01/06/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101946D pdf | impact statement 01/28/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13103902D-H1 pdf | impact statement 02/14/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1617ER) pdf | impact statement 03/22/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696) pdf Amendments: House amendments Status: 01/06/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101946D 01/06/13 House: Referred to Committee on Education 01/11/13 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts 01/22/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) 01/28/13 House: Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N) 01/28/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13103902D-H1 01/29/13 House: Read first time 01/30/13 House: Read second time 01/30/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13103902D-H1 01/30/13 House: Passed by temporarily 01/30/13 House: Motion to pass by Amendment offered by Delegate Morrissey agreed to 01/30/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1617H1 01/31/13 House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N) 01/31/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N) 02/01/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/01/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health 02/07/13 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 4-N) 02/08/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/11/13 Senate: Read third time 02/11/13 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) 02/14/13 House: Enrolled 02/14/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1617ER) 02/14/13 House: Signed by Speaker 02/14/13 Senate: Signed by President 03/22/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective 7/1/13) 03/22/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696) |