Mississippi Senate Bill 2050 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Sen. Chris Caughman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-01-16	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2050.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2050IN.htm