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SB 1988

Illinois - Session 104

Senate passed_upper 2025-06-01
Bill Details

Title: COLLEGE PRESS-PUBLIC MEDIA

Summary

Amends the College Campus Press Act. Defines "public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning"". Provides that all public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is a public forum for expression by the employees producing media at the particular institution of higher learning. Provides that public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning shall not be subject to prior review by public officials of a State-sponsored institution of higher learning. Allows an employee working for or an agent of an entity creating public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning to commence a civil action to obtain appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief as determined by a court for violation of the Act by such State-sponsored institution of higher learning. Provides that expression made by an employee or agent of an entity producing public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is neither expression of campus policy nor speech attributable to a State-sponsored institution of higher learning. Provides that a State-sponsored institution of higher learning shall be immune from any lawsuit arising from expression actually made by the public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning"

Sponsor
David Koehler
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-06 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-06-01 Status passed_upper
2025-06-01 Latest Action 6/01/2025 - House:
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